Beto and the Temptation of Texas

With Texas, a Democrat could lose all states Hillary Clinton lost, and win.

The argument I’m about to unpack has nothing to do with reality, just as any speculation about the results of next year’s presidential election is unrealistic. Still, this is a good time to focus on possible outcomes even if they aren’t plausible. Consider the following as hoping for the best but seriously expecting the worst.

The worst, of course, woul…