If there is any state that typifies prototypical 'Murica' where the trucks and the guns are big and the social safety net is oh so small, it’s Texas.

After all, chamber of commerce type conservatives love nothing more than to opine on the great virtues of Texas. The low taxes, the low regulation, delightfully paired with a low investment in education, health care and really anything else that might be of use to their working-class citizens.

I’m not saying that Paul Ryan would weep if Bernie Sanders won Texas but it’s definitely possible.

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