Why the Texas Democrats’ flight (and fight) on election reform is doomed to fail

The visuals were powerful. Two chartered planes taking off from Texas — and landing in the nation’s capital — filled with Democratic legislators fleeing a Republican attempt to pass one of the nation’s most stringent voting bills.The visuals were powerful. Two chartered planes taking off from Texas — and landing in the nation’s capital — filled with Democratic legislators fleeing a Republican attempt to pass one of the nation’s most stringent voting bills.