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Molly Ivins

Molly Ivins on Carrying Texas

Editor’s Note: This month, we’re reprinting some of our favorite Molly Ivins columns in celebration of her birth month and the upcoming wide release of Raise Hell: The Life & Times Of Molly Ivins, the documentary about her life. This column from 1995 remains prescient today.

by Molly Ivins
October 25, 1996

All over Texas, Democrats are saying to one another, “Do you think that…? Nah, forget it.” “What?” “Do you really think…well…that Clinton might carry Texas?” “Nah, forget it.” “But he might.” “He could.” “I think he will.” “You DO?” “Well, maybe.”

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