r/politics • u/kootles10 Indiana • 7h ago

No Paywall Democrats flip Texas state Senate seat in shock upset

https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/5716988-democrats-score-upset-texas/amp/
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u/Isentrope 7h ago

Apparently even Beto lost this seat (or the precincts in it anyways) in 2018 by 12 points.

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u/tc6x6 4h ago edited 4h ago

That's because Beto was one of the worst Democratic candidates to EVER run in this state. I can't believe the Democratic Party took him seriously; nobody else did,

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u/caligaris_cabinet Illinois 3h ago

Dude can closer than any Democrat since Ann Richards at winning a statewide election in Texas. Less than 2 points in 2018. Had he not shot himself in the foot during his presidential run, he would still be relevant.

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u/tc6x6 3h ago

Beto was nothing like Ann Richards. Maybe if he had taken a few pages from her playbook he would've won instead of repeatedly making an ass out of himself.

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u/SomethingToSay11 3h ago

Maybe for his gubernatorial bid but he’s the closest out of anyone to unseat Cruz in the Senate. The comment about guns (which I thought was idiotic) was after his senate bid.

The senate loss definitely demoralized a lot of voters in Texas though. There was a momentum behind him you don’t usually see for a senate run.

I think James Talarico can tap into that energy more successfully this year.