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I'll be working on this as you see this, just posting so I have it here.
Oh wow, an R+3.4 margin statewide would definitely flip the lower house of the state legislature in 2020 if Dems seriously contest it.
Is the natural self packing in rural east and north Texas really that bad for Republicans? I know those counties are like mini NYC's in terms of wasted votes for TX Republicans.
Not as bad as NYC, since most of them don't vote >90% GOP (yet) and they could be used more effectively in gerrymandering.