On March 3, Texas Democratic voters selected state Rep. James Talarico to be their party’s U.S. Senate nominee come November. He defeated U.S. Rep. Jasmine Crockett, who conceded on March 4, and in doing so sealed the party’s doom to a mediocre existence.

The race was contentious, with Republicans weighing in on behalf of Crockett because they assumed she’d be an easier candidate to defeat in the midterm elections.

Whether anyone in Texas wants to admit it or not, the chance of Talarico winning in November is akin to what Crockett’s chances would have been.

The myth of the moderate swing voter should be retired. There is no way that moderate Republicans are going to suddenly have a change of heart, especially given that the GOP is selecting a candidate in its........

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