Dem targeted by party establishment loses Texas primary

Democrat House candidate Lizzie Pannill Fletcher is projected to win the Texas primary runoff, giving national Democrats their preferred candidate in the race to unseat Rep. John CulbersonJohn Abney CulbersonFive races to watch in the Texas runoffs Democrats are geared up for primary runoff D-Day in Texas The Hill’s Morning Report — Sponsored by CVS Health — Trump’s love-hate relationship with the Senate MORE (R-Texas). The Associated Press called the race for her around 11:14 p.m. EST. Fletcher, an attorney who was backed by EMILY’s List, defeated activist and journalist Laura Moser on Tuesday for the Democratic nomination. Fletcher will now face Culberson, whose reliably red district was carried

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