Why Democrats saw historic flips in Texas

Two key Texas races have gone blue, according to race calls from the Associated Press.

For the first time in three decades, a Democrat — Gina Hinojosa — will be Texas’ governor. And for the first time in close to 40 years, Texas will have a Democratic Senator on Capitol Hill, after James Talarico defeated Republican Ken Paxton.

Lisa Desjardins takes a closer look at how it happened on PBS News’ election super screen.

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