Democrats scored a stunning upset Saturday in a special election runoff for Texas state Senate, according to Decision Desk HQ, giving the party a major boost ahead of the November midterms. Fort Wo…

Democrats scored a stunning upset on Saturday in a special election runoff for Texas Senate, according to a projection from Decision Desk HQ, giving the party a major boost ahead of the November midterms.

The district favored President Trump — who endorsed Wambsganss earlier on Saturday — by 17 points in 2024. The race went to a runoff after none of the candidates were able to clinch a majority in the November election.

  • spaghettiwestern@sh.itjust.worksOP
    94·
    2 days ago

    Trump by 17% to a Democrat by 14.4%, a 31.4% swing. The party of ICE and child rapists is in big trouble if we have a free and fair election in 9 months.

    • lemonhead2@lemmy.world
      67·
      3 days ago

      IF we have a FAIR AND FREE election!!

      should be a given in this day and age. but yet I’m questioning it…

    • Hapankaali@lemmy.world
      316·
      2 days ago

      The US has never had a free and fair election. The attempt to introduce universal suffrage for citizens in 1965 was never fully implemented. I guess what you’re trying to say is: “…if democratic backsliding is contained.”