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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    4 days ago

    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.

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      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

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

        Unreal. When will people wake the fuck up?

        Save this comment exchange, and message me in November.