How does Patrick McGuiness jab state Rep. Mark Strama, D-Austin, in his latest TV ad? Hint: He rhymes Strama with Obama.

The Republican challenger released a spot that features Strama saying he supports Barack Obama, then flashes a screen saying “Strama and Obama, wrong for Texas.”

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Morgan Smith was a reporter at the Tribune from 2009 to 2018, covering politics, public education and inequality. In 2013, she received a National Education Writers Association award for “Death of...