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I would believe this if this state didn't immediately re-vote in Greg Abbott and his chucklefuck cronies even after their disgusting laws came into play.
In 2020 we had about 66% turnout. In 2022 it was under 50%. The Governor, Lt. Governor, and Attorney General are always offset from the Presidential election here. So I expect we won't see any investment in the gubernatorial race unless we have enough turnout to go Democratic in a presidential race. Abbott won by a big enough margin in 2022 I don't think it's worthwhile to get a breakdown of native vs transplants. Republican voters showed up and Democratic voters didn't.
2018: https://www.dallasnews.com/news/politics/2018/11/09/native-texans-voted-for-native-texan-beto-o-rourke-transplants-went-for-ted-cruz-exit-poll-shows/
https://www.texasmonthly.com/news-politics/californians-could-ruin-texas-but-not-the-way-you-might-think/
This is the way.
Seriously, this is how it always is in Texas. The Democrats here don't bother to get off their lazy asses.