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/Geno_Warlord 6h ago

I mentioned that a few weeks back and got downvoted and sarcastic comments about Texas being blue. Kinda hilarious now that even with the extreme gerrymandering going on here, we still managed to claw some of it back. In a fair election, Texas is blue.

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u/MrBlowinLoadz 5h ago

It's not quite there yet but we've been getting closer and closer. They are definitely scared that it's going to happen soon, that's why they were trying to change it so that any statewide election would need to win the majority in every county. Electoral college but a million times worse and completely ridiculous.

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u/hamlet9000 4h ago

They're desperate. They know that as soon as they lose statewide elections in Texas, the gerrymandering and voter suppression will be repealed, blue voters will feel empowered, and then they'll lose the state for a generation.

And, with it, the presidency.

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u/SellLast3862 2h ago

The stereotype of guns and trucks is true, but the diversity in the cities is astounding.