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Democrat Taylor Rehmet wins a reliably Republican Texas state Senate seat, stunning GOP (apnews.com)
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Democrat Taylor Rehmet won a special election for the Texas state Senate on Saturday, flipping a reliably Republican district that President Donald Trump won by 17 points in 2024.

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[–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

The problem is that: this will continue to happen until Republicans realize that they need it to stop happening. And by "it," I mean elections.

[–] gustofwind@lemmy.world 5 points 1 day ago (1 children)

lol we’ve had elections through more tyrannical presidents than Trump, through every war, and you think they’re gonna cancel American elections or something?

Best they can do is cheat in the boring traditional ways

[–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 12 hours ago

lol we’ve had elections through more tyrannical presidents than Trump

Unreal. When will people wake the fuck up?

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