A Beto O’Rourke Presidential Campaign Could Flip Texas

He’s the only Democrat who has come close to putting the country’s most populous red state into play in the last two decades.

Former U.S. Rep. Beto O’Rourke’s decision to join the race for the Democratic presidential nomination, announced Thursday, may turn out to be a dangerous development not just for President Donald Trump, but the Republican Party writ large.

O’Rourke has proved he can turn out voters along the border and compete with a prominent Republican in a red state. If Democrats have a chance of wresting Texas...