Pete Sessions got run out of Dallas, went to Waco and started telling lies about where he was born and raised, resided. Maybe not lies, but he sure took a lot of liberties with the truth. He's a crook, just like Cruz and Cornyn. Gohmert is just a certifiable loon who loves the attention.
Rick ran the best campaign he could with what little funding he could raise. He competed in all the debates both primary and general. He worked the trail hard and drove countless miles. Remember how gerrymandered his district is in favor or rural red vote. Like Mrs Whiggins said, he was pandemic respectful. We had a few outdoor meetings in our county he attended but he did most of his work on Zoom, because we just didn't have a lot of the rallys/mtgs the Red side did.
Rick raised just over 200,000. Of that only 2,500 was from any PAC. The rest was all small donations. Sessions on the other hand raised at least 6 times that and the bulk of his was PACs and big donors. There was no outside money from the DNC put into Rick's race, as they figured it was a lost cause, and they weren't going to fund something that wouldn't pay off with a seat. There was one poll done that showed Rick within 3-4 points of Sessions, then DNC called for a deeper poll, and it came back 13-15 points off, and they bailed. Rick's campaign paid for both those polls, not the DNC. On top of that Rick has a day job, something Sessions disdains.
Rick had a good website, and you could sign up for 15 minutes (at least) to talk one on one with him in Zoom or by phone. I have to credit him for working hard, and trying to include the county parties/clubs in his campaign. Many candidates don't, and that's ok, that's a whole other discussion.
But I will defend Rick. He took no PAC money, he spoke frankly and candidly and was always enthusiastic and available. I am proud to call him a friend. Rick is doing good work watchdogging Sessions. Reach out to him. He's always up for a good conversation.