AUSTIN, Texas — A key Texas runoff for a U.S. House seat will test whether the national Democratic Party’s establishment can overcome an insurgent wing more openly hostile to President Donald Trump. Democrats say Texas conservatives don’t dare cross the National Rifle Association by considering tighter firearm limits. Their party’s candidates generally agree on gun control, meanwhile, so there isn’t much debate during the runoff races. Fletcher, a former Planned Parenthood board member, beat Moser during Texas’ March 6 primary. National Democrats worry that she is unelectable against Culberson — who otherwise might be vulnerable since his district narrowly voted for Hillary Clinton over Trump in 2016.

Source: National Post May 22, 2018 04:38 UTC