PLANO, A SUBURB of Dallas, is not friendly territory for Democrats. But when James Talarico, a state representative, headlined a “Blue Texas” rally there last month more than 1,000 people showed up. After the two-storey bar rented for the event filled with people, they moved to a second one across the street where he delivered the same speech to a new crowd. The locals who came were not the “little old blue hairs”, as Mr Talarico lovingly calls the Democrats’ most-loyal demographic. “It was a bunch of bros, like guys named Landon,” he recalls. “I was like you are welcome Landon, come join.”