State's Democrats, 'at a low ebb,' hoping to rebuild
DallasNews.com | News for Dallas, Texas | Texas Legislature: "Two years after 51 Democrats fled the state in a blaze of national publicity, the vestiges of that runaway army are on the House floor these days fighting the Republican majority.
Mostly, they're losing. If, as many Democrats see it, the flight to Ardmore, Okla., to thwart a GOP redistricting plan reflected a bright footnote in Democratic history, the party's role two years later as the loyal, if ineffective, opposition underscores its weakness statewide.
'We're at a low ebb,' said Garry Mauro, the party's 1998 gubernatorial nominee against incumbent George W. Bush."
Mostly, they're losing. If, as many Democrats see it, the flight to Ardmore, Okla., to thwart a GOP redistricting plan reflected a bright footnote in Democratic history, the party's role two years later as the loyal, if ineffective, opposition underscores its weakness statewide.
'We're at a low ebb,' said Garry Mauro, the party's 1998 gubernatorial nominee against incumbent George W. Bush."
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