Watch a breakdown of the 2020 Texas Election.

Texas Democrats fell woefully short of the grand expectations they set heading into Tuesday’s general election. Whether it was the end of straight-ticket voting, Democrat Joe Biden’s poor performance in South Texas or the strong rural turnout for Republicans, the much-discussed blue wave never rolled in.

Watch The Texas Tribune’s Abby Livingston, Cassi Pollock and Evan Smith reflect on what happened.

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