I think that's how most Republicans are thinking, but I don't think we can discount the possibility that the Midwest may be aligning more right as the most successful sunbelt states trend left. A map where WI, PA, MI, NC go red and GA, AZ, NV go blue with Texas deciding isn't totally crazy right now
@ericmgarcia.bsky.socialUnlike North Carolina or Georgia, Republicans cannot triage Texas. Abandoning Texas would cause a revolt among conservatives (and Trump) and seeing them lose to a guy they see as an out-of-touch woke weirdo from Round Rock would cause an existential crisis.