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I remember the Texas gubernatorial election of 1990 which pitted Republican rancher Clayton Williams against Democratic progressive Ann Richards. Despite some...

I remember the Texas gubernatorial election of 1990 which pitted Republican rancher Clayton Williams against Democratic progressive Ann Richards. Despite some gaffes, Williams was the clear front-runner until they met at a luncheon in October. As they approached each other, Richards extended her hand but Williams refused her offer of a handshake. That gesture made the front page of Tthe next day .

Please vote, but be aware some politicians running for office want to deny you and your neighbors of your constitutional rights. Vote carefully!Re: “The American Middle — Extremists on both sides are dividing Americans for power and profit. We can change that,” Sept. 18 Opinion. What makes that hard to do today is the refusal of so many of my GOP friends, following the lead of the former president and a majority of elected GOP politicians, to accept the reality of the 2020 election. Small turnout in primary elections, gerrymandered districts and reliance on biased cable news maintain this divorce from reality.

We saw the first Black Supreme Court justice seated and abortion and same sex and interracial marriages legalized. We even elected our first Black president. We recently saw a Black woman elected as vice president and the first Black woman justice seated on the Supreme Court.

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