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orangecrush

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Sun Feb 1, 2026, 10:36 AM

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Democrats flip Texas state Senate seat in shock upset [View all] Demsrule86 Feb 1 OP

With way less money................... Lovie777 Feb 1 #1

Exactly right. And this is TEXAS!!!! Demsrule86 Feb 1 #2

And the fact they lost a seat that Trump won by 17 points...tells us Demsrule86 Feb 1 #18

Yes, I read the Repub outspent the Dem by over $2 million Jersey Devil Feb 1 #6

And, without Pervert Hoover's endorsement. GoCubsGo Feb 1 #7

Trump is so sick...when I was 12 and babysat...the Dads would drive me home...and more than one tried to put Demsrule86 Feb 1 #19

... orangecrush Feb 1 #26

The Democratic candidate was outspent by 20-1 LetMyPeopleVote Feb 1 #34

Great News! 617Blue Feb 1 #3

Very good news!!!! Demsrule86 Feb 1 #4

Great news! callous taoboy Feb 1 #5

That says a lot. Jasmine Crockett CAN defeat John Cornyn for the US Senate! ProudMNDemocrat Feb 1 #8

Cornyn can point the finger at himself. Dr. T Feb 1 #15

I think she can...that is a statewide vote too. Demsrule86 Feb 1 #20

And he won by over 14 points PatSeg Feb 1 #9

So 17 + 14 31 point shift Strelnikov_ Feb 1 #10

That's what I was thinking PatSeg Feb 1 #12

Their policies have become HUGELY unpopular, even though we warned them. CrispyQ Feb 1 #30

It is unbelievable that it had to get THIS bad PatSeg Feb 1 #32

They never thought the "then they came for me" part would really happen. CrispyQ Feb 2 #37

Yes, warned them over and over again for years PatSeg Feb 2 #38

Seriously. Who the hell can support the recent insanity? paleotn Feb 1 #14

Wow...that is a amazing!!!! Demsrule86 Feb 1 #22

Wow...I had not thought of that... Demsrule86 Feb 1 #23

This gives me hope! pinkstarburst Feb 1 #11

Wasn't even close. A 31 percentage point flip from the 2024 presidential race. paleotn Feb 1 #13

Hust, NRH and a big chunk of Fort Worth, it's a typical north central Texas district Torchlight Feb 1 #16

"Yippee Ki-Yay, motherf****r" cbabe Feb 1 #17

Everyone hates Trump in Bedford Ohio where I live...there is one guy who plows and shovels who has Demsrule86 Feb 1 #24

Make Texas Blue Again IronLionZion Feb 1 #21

Texas will be the new Virginia soon I hope. Demsrule86 Feb 1 #25

There's hope. The same state that foisted Greg Abbott and Ken Paxton on the country Buns_of_Fire Feb 1 #29

Yeee doggies! GreenWave Feb 1 #27

I cannot wait for the Talarico victory party - TBF Feb 1 #28

I have my fingers crossed! I really like him! pinkstarburst Feb 1 #36

And I helped, even with County judge Tim O'Hare's shenanigans MagickMuffin Feb 1 #31

I hope and pray there is still enough decency and common sense in the American people Mysterian Feb 1 #33

I have been active in Texas politics for a long time and I am still hoping that Texas will turn blue LetMyPeopleVote Feb 1 #35

MaddowBlog-As Dems flip a red district in Texas, Trump tries to distance himself from his own failure LetMyPeopleVote Feb 2 #39

So pissed.....so now a white social influencer (Morgan Thompson) who formerly walkingman Feb 3 #40

I don't believe this for one minute pinkstarburst Feb 3 #41

I feel exactly the same way. The biggest question I have is why walkingman Feb 3 #42

I couldn't fathom any Dem candidate getting elected in TX-9 any time soon. Torchlight Feb 3 #43

I have always had a high opinion pinkstarburst Feb 4 #44