This is the greenlight the GOP needed to commit to cheating and stealing in November. Even the MAGA SCOTUS ia gonna ve ready to do everything in their power to stop the Blue Wave.
Democrats have to start fighting like hell now.
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Looks like it was a rout too
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Just so people realize, this district was Trump 17+ in 2024, but shifted to Dem 14+ now tonight. **This seat has not been blue since 1991.**
An over ***31 point swing to the left in 15 months, since November 2024.***
The weather was cold in DFW (Dallas-FortWorth Metroplex) today, but the roads were completely clear since the Texas freeze (they all melted by Thursday), and GOP voters had more time off than Dem leaning demographics would have today (hence why the far right uses the rules to put specials on a Saturday, when many working class and younger voters are busy.)
The R candidate (A crappy billionaire backed candidate) *far* outspent the D one (A grassroots Union member), and Trump endorsed the R directly too. This was a catastrophic defeat for the GOP by literally any measure you look at it.
For a visual comparison, [here’s 2022’s vote vs 2026.](https://bsky.app/profile/gelliottmorris.com/post/3mdrhmez2w22l) **This should be the wakeup call to every Texas Dem and left leaning eligible voter that the time to organize is fast coming. I know BLEXAS seems like an impossible dream, but** ***nothing*** **should be taken off the table** ***if people just get off their behinds and*** ***TRY.***
Cheetotiki on
Holy crap!
ChinookKing on
Fucking a right.
sedatedlife on
Well this bodes very very bad for the GOP in Texas a 31 point swing they did not gerrymander with the idea of big swings to the left.
Deep-Two7452 on
Leftist told me democrats would never win again
Paper_Clip100 on
Well, obviously the democrats cheated the same way Abigail Spanberger did
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>The district favored President Trump — who endorsed Wambsganss earlier on Saturday — by 17 points in 2024. The race went to a runoff after none of the candidates were able to clinch a majority in the November election.
>Rehmet’s overperformance in the fall stoked concerns for the GOP, and a number of prominent party leaders, including Gov. Greg Abbott (R), intervened in the race in an effort to boost Wambsganss.
>“When a grassroots union organizer like Taylor Rehmet overperforms by almost 20 points and forces a runoff, it couldn’t be any clearer that voters are tired of Republican bullshit,” Texas Democratic Party Chairman Kendall Scudder said in a statement after the November race.
I will keep saying this over and over: change doesn’t start at the midterms, it starts at every state, county, judicial, sheriff, mayor, city council, and education board election that happens between *now* and the midterms. *Because we shouldn’t wait until the midterms*. *Every* seat Democrats win at any level makes rigging the midterms that much harder for Trump.
If my memory is right, can’t we go after paxton properly now?
urbanlife78 on
Time for Texas Republicans to suppress the votes in red districts too
RalphBlood on
Gotta give up a few wins here or there or people will think it’s fake
– Peter Theil
fnordal on
I hope it’s because people aren’t still completely blind, and the number of victims of face eating leopards are able to change their mind when confronted with reality.
apoca1ypse12 on
Warning shot for texas and their gerrymandered state: dems coming for you!
aminorman on
Violent death treats in 3… 2…
realancepts4real on
c’mon, who’s gonna vote for anyone named Wambsganss
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We need much much more of this, especially in Northwestern PA, where we have an insanely rabid MAGA state rep named Jake Banta who has been advocating for civil war and getting rid of vaccines in between handing out replacement license plates and promoting hunter safety courses.
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This is the greenlight the GOP needed to commit to cheating and stealing in November. Even the MAGA SCOTUS ia gonna ve ready to do everything in their power to stop the Blue Wave.
Democrats have to start fighting like hell now.
Looks like it was a rout too
Just so people realize, this district was Trump 17+ in 2024, but shifted to Dem 14+ now tonight. **This seat has not been blue since 1991.**
An over ***31 point swing to the left in 15 months, since November 2024.***
The weather was cold in DFW (Dallas-FortWorth Metroplex) today, but the roads were completely clear since the Texas freeze (they all melted by Thursday), and GOP voters had more time off than Dem leaning demographics would have today (hence why the far right uses the rules to put specials on a Saturday, when many working class and younger voters are busy.)
The R candidate (A crappy billionaire backed candidate) *far* outspent the D one (A grassroots Union member), and Trump endorsed the R directly too. This was a catastrophic defeat for the GOP by literally any measure you look at it.
And last but not least, [Hispanic voters outdid those margins and swung up to ***50 points to the left in this race.***](https://nitter.net/fat_ugly_rat/status/2017829069522350152#m)
For a visual comparison, [here’s 2022’s vote vs 2026.](https://bsky.app/profile/gelliottmorris.com/post/3mdrhmez2w22l) **This should be the wakeup call to every Texas Dem and left leaning eligible voter that the time to organize is fast coming. I know BLEXAS seems like an impossible dream, but** ***nothing*** **should be taken off the table** ***if people just get off their behinds and*** ***TRY.***
Holy crap!
Fucking a right.
Well this bodes very very bad for the GOP in Texas a 31 point swing they did not gerrymander with the idea of big swings to the left.
Leftist told me democrats would never win again
Well, obviously the democrats cheated the same way Abigail Spanberger did
>The district favored President Trump — who endorsed Wambsganss earlier on Saturday — by 17 points in 2024. The race went to a runoff after none of the candidates were able to clinch a majority in the November election.
>Rehmet’s overperformance in the fall stoked concerns for the GOP, and a number of prominent party leaders, including Gov. Greg Abbott (R), intervened in the race in an effort to boost Wambsganss.
>“When a grassroots union organizer like Taylor Rehmet overperforms by almost 20 points and forces a runoff, it couldn’t be any clearer that voters are tired of Republican bullshit,” Texas Democratic Party Chairman Kendall Scudder said in a statement after the November race.
I will keep saying this over and over: change doesn’t start at the midterms, it starts at every state, county, judicial, sheriff, mayor, city council, and education board election that happens between *now* and the midterms. *Because we shouldn’t wait until the midterms*. *Every* seat Democrats win at any level makes rigging the midterms that much harder for Trump.
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Keep the pressure on:
2025 – https://old.reddit.com/r/politics/comments/1q02grt/democrat_wins_iowa_state_senate_race_blocking_gop/nwv0ouy/
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**2026:**
Jan 6 – [Democrats Jones, Schmidt win Richmond-area General Assembly seats](https://www.vpm.org/elections/2026-01-06/mike-jones-charlie-schmidt-general-assembly-special-elections-sd15-hd77)
Jan 13
– [Democrats win 2 special Virginia state House elections](https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/5687444-democrats-win-virginia-special-elections/)
– [Democrat Pemberton Jr. wins special election for 139th CT House seat](https://www.wtnh.com/news/elections/democrat-pemberton-jr-wins-special-election-for-139th-ct-house-seat/)
– [Chris Dzadovsky wins Fort Pierce commission seat by 31 votes, flips control to Democrats](https://www.wptv.com/news/region-st-lucie-county/fort-pierce/chris-dzadovsky-wins-fort-pierce-commission-seat-by-31-votes-flips-control-to-democrats)
Jan 20 – [Democrat McGuire wins Virginia House District 17 special election](https://virginiamercury.com/2026/01/20/democrat-mcguire-wins-virginia-house-district-17-special-election/)
Jan 27 – [Democrats win two Minnesota special elections, bringing state House back to a tie](https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/5708065-democrats-win-minnesota-house-seats/)
**Jan 31**
– [Democrats flip Texas state Senate seat in shock upset](https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/5716988-democrats-score-upset-texas/amp/)
– [Democrat Christian Menefee Wins Election For U.S. House, Narrowing GOP’s Slim Majority](https://www.huffpost.com/entry/democrat-christian-menefee-wins-election-for-us-house-narrowing-gops-slim-majority_n_697ed0a1e4b0c862d1f51138/amp)
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[Here](https://old.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/1qqjyqd/how_is_your_opinion_on_the_us_government_shutdown/o2jfh2t/) is a list of primary dates.
Ballotpedia’s Elections Calendar – https://ballotpedia.org/Elections_calendar
Telarico is going to the US Senate. Book it
If my memory is right, can’t we go after paxton properly now?
Time for Texas Republicans to suppress the votes in red districts too
Gotta give up a few wins here or there or people will think it’s fake
– Peter Theil
I hope it’s because people aren’t still completely blind, and the number of victims of face eating leopards are able to change their mind when confronted with reality.
Warning shot for texas and their gerrymandered state: dems coming for you!
Violent death treats in 3… 2…
c’mon, who’s gonna vote for anyone named Wambsganss
We need much much more of this, especially in Northwestern PA, where we have an insanely rabid MAGA state rep named Jake Banta who has been advocating for civil war and getting rid of vaccines in between handing out replacement license plates and promoting hunter safety courses.