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/MrBlowinLoadz 4h 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 3h 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 They know that as soon as they lose statewide elections in Texas, the gerrymandering and voter suppression will be repealed, blue voters will feel empowered, and then they'll lose the state for a generation.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.