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  View in browser   BY  CALDER MCHUGH Presented by Texas Democratic gubernatorial candidate Beto O'Rourke speaks at a campaign rally in San Antonio, Texas. | Jordan Vonderhaar/Getty Images COVER STORY   — Just a few short years ago, Beto O’Rourke and Stacey Abrams were among the Democratic Party’s shiniest stars, two youthful candidates who electrified their parties even in defeat. While they came up just short in their longshot 2018 bids to win statewide office in Texas and Georgia, respectively, their promise was such that each sparked talk of their prospects on the national stage. They’re back on the ballot again this year — Abrams in a rematch with Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp, and O’Rourke in a bid to unseat Texas Gov. Greg Abbott — but this time the vibe is different. Both have consistently trailed their opponents in the polls. O’Rourke hasn’t led in a single survey since he announced his candidacy last November, and Abrams is barely doing better. So what changed? W...

  View in browser   BY  LISA KASHINSKY WHAT THEY’RE SAYING —   A civil rights firm representing migrants flown to Martha’s Vineyard has  filed a federal class action lawsuit  accusing Florida GOP Gov. Ron DeSantis of orchestrating an “illegal scheme” to lure the mostly Venezuelan asylum-seekers to Massachusetts through “false promises and misrepresentations.” The Lawyers for Civil Rights suit,  brought on behalf of the migrants and Alianza Americas, a network of advocacy organizations for Latino immigrant communities, represents the first legal action against the Florida governor since the migrants landed in Massachusetts last Wednesday. It follows a Texas sheriff announcing on Monday that his office would be investigating what he called an “abuse of human rights.” GOP Gov. Charlie Baker said on Tuesday that he’s “very glad”  that Bexar County Sheriff Javier Salazar — a Democrat whose district includes San Antonio, where the migrants now in Massac...