Voters (again) didn’t believe the hype

Published November 18, 2022 4:30am ET



Stacey Abrams, Beto O’Rourke, and Charlie Crist are the political versions of 1980s FM station rock bands that once played packed stadiums but these days turn up at a county fair or, on a good night, a casino theater. Now the serial Democratic candidates, who lost the 2022 governor’s races in Georgia, Texas, and Florida, respectively, may finally be exiting the political stage.

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