That and systematic voter suppression. When you control the levers of power in a state, the dominant political party can make life miserable for its rival.

We don't have a democracy in America, not really, and not in any meaningful way. Which is why I'll say again, elections are not going to correct the terrible situation America is in. Win or lose this election, these terrorists will still be with us, in Texas and most other states. There fight is a cause and they are well funded by some mega-wealthy robber barons who want to turn the US into a fiefdom that they can control and plunder at will.