Now Paxton and Patrick are a different story.
TX Dems should prioritize the LTG and AG races over this one.
In order to do this, they need someone strong at the top of the ticket though, which makes me think Beto might not be so bad of an idea.
I don't think after stormgate that this race is "unwinnable," but I also think Abbott probably can and will repair his reputation by then. It's Likely R for now, right between lean and safe. But what Beto could do is give us a vanity run to boost young and progressive turnout and essentially, paid entirely for by mass amounts of online money (which would force the RNC to spend here and therefore less in races the Dems can win like Georgia), thereby freeing up more state funds and resources to focus on AG and Lt. Gov., probably with much more "gun friendly" candidates.