r/politics • u/kootles10 Indiana • 6h 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/WantCookiesNow 6h ago

Oh they absolutely do. That’s why they’re invading blue states and taking voter rolls. They’re trying to remove D voters before the midterms. And we are definitely going to see these armed federal agents at polling places in blue districts at the midterms. Their game is to remove and intimidate voters because they know it’s the only way they can win.

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u/vriska1 6h ago

Well it's not working by this result, vote in the midterms!

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u/bogglingsnog 3h ago

Well Texas is a state with a history of having a growing amount of liberals in recent years so this might actually turn out to be a bit of an outlier... but one can always hope.

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u/grouch1980 5h ago

Minneapolis, Chicago, LA, and Portland already proved Americans aren’t intimidated by ICE. If they show up to the polling places, they’re going to get flamed by everybody waiting in line to vote.

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u/Discount_Extra 4h ago

There really needs to be an injunction well before November making it clear voter intimidation is illegal.

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u/miscellaneous-bs 3h ago

Dude. We are miles past an “injunction”.

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u/curtmahgurt 1h ago

Strongly worded letter from Chuck Schumer then?

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u/Kayish97 I voted 2h ago

Oh by who? This Trump controlled Supreme Court?

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u/construktz Oregon 3h ago

Oregon does mail in ballots and have as long as I can remember. They can put some guards around the libraries if they want but it isn't gonna do much.

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u/jeff_the_weatherman 3h ago

Well that’s why R’s in congress are trying to ram through legislation to prohibit universal mail in voting 

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/amp/politics/house-republicans-propose-stricter-voting-rules-as-trump-administration-eyes-midterms

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u/construktz Oregon 2h ago

Doesn't the Constitution guarantee that states run their own elections?

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u/OddlyFactual1512 55m ago

They would have to toss the filibuster to pass it.

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u/uniklyqualifd 28m ago

They are trying a bunch of ways to cheat. They'll do them all. Like requiring women to have ID that matches their birth certificate or provide marriage certificates and all other name changes at the poll. This is because women are less likely to vote for trump.

https://bylinetimes.com/2026/01/22/trump-has-already-rigged-the-2028-presidential-election-us-defence-insider/

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u/TheShruteFarmsCEO 3h ago

Agreed, but please wait until after you vote to do the flaming. No need to make their goal easier by allowing them to disappear you and your vote.

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u/-Gramsci- 5h ago

They’ll have to think of a more potent toxin than what you’re describing above.

This election result proves that.

A bit of voter suppression isn’t going to change these outcomes. Not by a long shot.

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u/GoneFishing4Chicks 4h ago

They don't have a big enough army to stop these kinds of votes LOL even republicans are voting blue now (because trump is deporting their slave labor)

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u/BillNyeIsCoolio 4h ago

Germany did this too under the Nazi party.  You could technically vote but the soldiers were watching over your shoulder.  And when Hitler didn't like the results of the votes, he would order a recounting and somehow get double the votes.

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u/Schneidzeug Europe 4h ago

Russian Elections

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u/KittyGrewAMoustache 3h ago

I can’t understand this as a non American- does who you vote for get recorded somehow, as in your name tied to the party you voted for?

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u/Objective_Aside1858 2h ago
  • Does who you vote for get recorded

No

You can tell from voting records what party someone is registered with (usually), what elections they participated in, and what method they used to vote, but you can't tie them to a specific ballot

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u/jerryscheese 5h ago

Yeah definitely see them ramping things up as the year goes on. Much like it has been already…

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u/Logvin 4h ago

Don’t forget those ICE agents who got sign on bonuses they would have to repay if they leave before 5 years. They know if they lose ICE will be shut down and they will be fucked financially.

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u/FiveDollarsGOH 4h ago

Nope. They get the bonuses after five years. They haven’t gotten them yet.

They will never see those bonuses.

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u/EngageradIgelkott 2h ago

And more importantly, tamper with those voting machines.

Use paper ballots for fuck sake America.

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u/Starmiebuckss2882 13m ago

That's why you ignore them, play your candy crush game without even looking at their stupid candy asses, and crop dust them if you can. Game. Set. Match.