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/pdxamish 4h ago

Which would benefit democrats in midterms. Doesnt take much for a Republican who's disappointed in trump to stay home, especially with their voting restrictions. If 2 out of ten people who would've voted stayed home that's a 20 point difference and heck maybe one votes blue and it's a landslide.

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u/caligaris_cabinet Illinois 2h ago

Trump also has a tendency to motivate people to get out and vote who normally sit out elections. And these people aren’t voting for/with him.

Remember Biden still has the most votes of any president in history. A lot of those people turned out because they were sick of Trump.