I think possibly for the first time ever I voted totally Republican (at least post-Bush and in a big-year election). The Democrats in Texas just keep beating their head against a wall waiting for a change in the views of people apparently. In my area if you vote for a Democrat it's also damn near impossible to vote for a man, it's all women. The issues have become so partisan that for the first time ever it looks like they are all following a party script.

For years I'd look up the candidates and every single Democrat now--healthcare sucks, more money for education, etc. Totally irrelevant if that's even an issue in their area, just regurgitate the narrative. For example, why the F would a state rep. in my area make their entire campaign about education funding when the area they are trying to get votes from already has an extremely well funded and financially stable public schools. No one who has kids in these schools sit around moaning about how poor the schools are. They just are trying to tick boxes that they think progressive people vote for. Give answers on taxes, guns, oil/gas, infrastructure, etc. that are actually important to people here? Nah, we can't do that. Regurgitate the narrative.