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Dallas Morning News Editorial

Editorial: Circling the wagons is good for electing Texas Republicans, but bad for the long run

True democracy requires participation. Not just from voters, but from politicians.

But if there’s one thing we’ve learned this political cycle, it’s that too many North Texas politicians, and especially GOP politicians, will go out of their way to avoid dealing with questions they don’t want to answer or people who might disagree with them.

It starts with debates and forums. Once upon a time, it was customary for politicians to face their opponents a few times in front of a few different audiences.

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