AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas Democratic gubernatorial candidate Wendy Davis abruptly replaced her campaign manager Wednesday — the latest sign that a run that began with national fanfare and sky-high hopes of a major blue victory in one of America’s reddest states has floundered against a strong Republican favorite.

Davis replaced strategist Karin Johanson, a Washington-based consultant with a glittering national pedigree, with state Rep. Chris Turner, who is himself running to keep his Grand Prairie-based seat in November. She said in a statement she needed someone who had “fought — and won — tough races in this state.”