Abortion isn't taking center stage in Texas' first-in-the-nation primary.
“It’s almost like we’ve become numb," said Democrat Ann Johnson, a state representative in Houston.
It shows that both Democratic and Republican candidates alike in Texas have concluded other issues are currently higher priorities for voters in the primary — the economy, schools and health care chief among them. In her county, where President Donald Trump won 3-to-1 in 2020, Bray said Democrats purposefully avoid discussing abortion so they don't turn off Republican voters they're trying to win over.
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