Of course not everyone voted for this. Even in reliably red or blue states there are a lot of voters who vote against whoever won. By its very size Texas has a

Of course not everyone voted for this. Even in reliably red or blue states there are a lot of voters who vote against whoever won. By its very size Texas has a lot of democrats in it, just not nearly as many as it has republicans. That being said, Greg Abbott beat his democratic opponent by 13.3 points, which is a lot. He won in 2014 by 20.4 points, which is even more. And while I personally doubt that this specific issue was a campaign point, it’s hard to deny that minimal regulation and a general attitude against interdependence weren’t major campaign planks. Does anyone doubt what Abbott’s position on power regulation or connecting to the federal grid would be? Are any of his voters under the impression that Abbott would regulate power more? Certainly not. Does that mean Texans deserve this on a moral basis? No, of course not. But a majority of their voters continually voted for leaders that have led them to this place. It’s kind of hard to know what to do for them when they keep voting for people who seem to care more about vacations and Fox News hits than actually serving their constituents.