Some of our commenters and Robert Wilonsky Jim Schutze at the Observer wonder why I would mention that U.S. Senate candidate Florence Shapiro is a Jewish woman. Of course, they’re right. Gender, religion, and ethnicity play no role in American politics, especially in a state like Texas. Whoever would think such a thing.
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