Democrat James Talarico is projected to win a Senate seat in Texas, defeating Republican Ken Paxton and delivering his party their first big Lone Star state win in decades, according to a projection by Decision Desk HQ (DDHQ).
We pretended you were on the ballot, sir!
It was… super effective!
Holy shit. It’s real.
Blexas is really happening!
Holy fuck that’s not even close
This is the best news I’ve woken up to all year.
Bye Abbott!
somewhere Conan is suddenly suspicious and looking for Rudd
I’m loving Abbot getting the boot too. Eat shit asshole
When is Cruz’s ass up for re-election? I’d love for Jasmine Crocket to take the other seat. Plus Cruz being felled by a black woman would be delicious.
Just want to say one last time that Greg Abbot is a piss baby.
First time hearing about that ladder-pulling discount-Davros scumbag and feeling joy for a change.
I always thought Abbott was an ineffective governor, and that the only reason he’s been in office this long is that the Texas governor’s election is always in off-years, when people who have trouble getting to the voting booths are even less likely to go.
Holy shitballs those margins are the size of Jupiter lol
I’m over here wondering how Mississippi is so close
wtf aren’t they usually an anchor state, always at least 90% red?
Last republican senator was elected in the 1980s. So yeah this is a huge deal.
They were saying Kansas’s was like 1930-1939 or some shit, yet they appear to have actually put one in according to the numbers out so far. Crazy to think 2 World Wars, Vietnam, Korea, Afghanistan, Iraq (multiple times), (should mention all the South America shit but the list is getting to long) never considered a change but now something has sparked some kind of change for them
something
The ag and beef market?
And democrats didn’t even spend money there
Florida is more surprising to me.
Florida has gone to the right in the last 10 years but before that they always swung back and forth.
Like if you look at who Florida voted for, it was pretty much who won president except the Trump 2020 election.
Election Year Winning Candidate Party Margin of Victory
1960 John F. Kennedy D -0.2%
1964 Lyndon B. Johnson D +27.0%
1968 Richard Nixon R +5.0%
1972 Richard Nixon R +27.0%
1976 Jimmy Carter D +1.9%
1980 Ronald Reagan R +10.0%
1984 Ronald Reagan R +20.0%
1988 George H.W. Bush R +10.0%
1992 Bill Clinton D +2.0%
1996 Bill Clinton D +5.0%
2000 George W. Bush R +0.01%
2004 George W. Bush R +5.0%
2008 Barack Obama D +2.8%
2012 Barack Obama D +0.9%
2016 Donald Trump R +1.2%
2020 Donald Trump R +3.4%
2024 Donald Trump R +13.1%
I moved out of Florida after COVID. I can tell you with certainty it will be a very long time before Florida goes blue. The people flooding that state for no COVID restrictions combined with the multiple bullshit from Michael Flynn he helped push are going to keep it deep red for a while.
That’s some wild swing
Yeah if you look at 2000 in particular Bush “won” by .01%.
If you are familiar with that election that is when Al Gore won the popular vote in the U.S., a recall was called in Florida twice and conspiracies surround how Bush’s own brother was the Governir of Florida.
Basically first count said Bush won by 1784 votes ~.009%. That triggered and automatic recount by the machines. Which came back saying he actually only won by 327 votes, meaning the room for error was wider than the election. His brother helped stall a manual recount, they sent it to the Supreme Court and the U.S. supreme court decided it didn’t matter because hand counting them would take time and awarded all 25 elector votes to Bush, making him President of an election he had not one neither the population, nor possibly the electors… But we’ll never know.
Holyyyy shit!
FUCK YEAH! Who knew Texas had a backbone. #GoBlue!
I’m out of town/timezone at the moment, so nice to wake up and see this. Not just a win, but a resounding win.
Whoa, an undisputable majority
Wow, I’ll take some good news even if a little premature. How nice of Elon Musk’s few hundred million spent in Texas was completely wasted.
Elon keeps spending record amounts on campaigns and keeps losing. I love that for him.
If rather have his money being taxed, so he actually contributed his share to society, but the schadenfreude is tantalizing.
Nbc just called it a likely win for Talarico so that’s two diff orgs
As a progressive Christian, I’m SO THANKFUL to finally see a US politician who doesn’t wield his faith as a tool of division and hate but as an inspiration for change that helps people in need. I wish him all the success at flipping tables and fighting the power.
Proud of Texas. All it took was a very bad blizzard, A bad governor. And some ice.
I might go visit.
Most of us don’t suck. I keep hearing this rhetoric that because I live here, because I was born ans raised here, that I am a fool or complicit.
I am trans, hispanic, and atheist and I can’t leave for many reasons, but amongst those reasons are because
this. Is. My. Home.
I love my city, my culture, my Home. I will fight in the face of the worst of us because I know we can be better here.
Do not damn us all, we’re fighting
Good job!! Me and my uterus abandoned Texas years ago, and every time my daughters ask me when we can move to Texas to be with the rest of our family I tell them never.
Maybe that can change now.
I’m fighting with you in Texas too!
I’ve frequently felt that there are good people in Texas. You all fought well. Keep them in check. Here in my state of KY, I sadly have to keep fighting. From the depths of my soul, thank you for fighting.
Kentucky native now a Texan. I always check up on you guys with a little bit of hope. Keep fighting. If we can do it in Texas you can turn the grass blue again, I believe it.
<3 I blame the racists here for our loss. But thank goodness we flipped the district. Please investigate our state as much as you can. Especially with all that nonsense with Mitch the removed.
As a northerner, my fear and hate of southerners is confined to republicans and what they’ve done with the place. That y’all we’re able to turn it blue is cause for shocking celebration. Maybe this place (the US) does have a future. There’s still gonna be a huge fight because of course there will be, but a huge congratulations are definitely in order. Maybe if things continue to change, I, too, will be able to travel, and go see parts of the country I’ve never seen and honestly didn’t expect to ever be able to.
I’ve got family in Texarkana (both sides of the border!) that definitely did not help and I had kind of sworn off the state altogether but I can reconsider now.
Hell… fucking… Yeah… I’ve been saying for 20 years that Texas was winnable we just needed to invest in good candidates. Everyone kept saying i was delusional. People without any awareness of what Texas is culturally view it like its Alabama, when its more like Wisconsin (fiercely independent and down to earth), IMO.
I’ll buy you a beer!
Hell yeah! And I’ll buy you a mint julep! (Much love from KY)
Hey Lemmy: No more making fun of my state anymore. We’re blue now. We finally fucking did it. Lol.
WA here, I will spread the word that there is now a moratorium on calling yall the One Star State. Well done today, Texas!!
Thank you for your service. As someone who lived for a bit near Seattle, much love.
Sincerely, congrats. Enjoy this feeling. Well done.
It’s still in the US though, right?
Fuck that. Texan bluster still deserves mockery
As a Georgian [two blue senators since 2020, in case you didn’t know], I think you’re going to be disappointed on that one.
Yeah, the AP hasn’t called this yet. Talarico may be heavily favored to win, but there’s still a slim chance this doesn’t go his way.
Just hold on until we get some better reporting.
(Also wtf is decision desk hq, and why are they wanting me to pay for “pro”?)
Edit: NBC called it for Talarico as others have mentioned, I’m still waiting for AP, but it’s looking good for Texas! (Also Texas legislative is looking up for grabs too - at least their house).
CNN just called it
NBC called out for talarico just now
Ap called it!
AP has called it at this point. Hinojosa too!
As of 5 minutes ago, Dems have 51 confirmed senate seats.
NBC just called it
I’m becoming excited for Talarico but it’s the state top seats that I’m most hopeful for. Yes, Senate is important but Texas governor, Lt Governor, and similar are just as important for the future of the state itself
They all turned blue
Nebraska just proved it’s not better than Kansas, Iowa or Texas. I hate my fkn state. Western NE always fucks us
I know! I was worried that down ballot wouldn’t follow the trend that Talarico was making but as the night went on and then Abbott conceded, it made me just so happy
We haz them too!!! 😆
I never thought I’d see the day Texas flipped blue. I’m so happy.
I love to see it. I also loved seeing r/conservative melting down.
Turns out $7/gal diesel isn’t popular. Hmm who would have thought.
I can’t fucking believe it. Holy shit way to go Texas
All that money elon flushed down the toilet could have been used to feed people or house people.
Looks like they are giving Hot Wheels the boot too!
Live feed from the governor’s office
My fellow Texans finally realized he was never going to stand up and fight for us.
oh don’t worry, I’m sure he’ll get elected to something else in 2 years when he inevitably runs again and idiot voters forget why they voted for a democrat this election.
What about the legislature? I keep hearing about how a big part of why Texas is always red is the gerrymandering and voter suppression laws. Will there be enough Democrats in the state congress to reverse that?
Could still be split or GOP congress. Still, Texas might be able to legalize weed.
If it’s like Georgia then that is still full of MAGA loonies
As non American it’s really great to see how many real politician american voters have been electing lately. Maybe there’s still a chance for the US!
A surprise to be sure, but a welcome one.
AP called it!
Hell that’s not even the most surprising win of the night, too. These margins are fucking BRUTAL, though!
Oh, wanna add, it’s not just Talarico win but a Paxton loss. Could not happen to a worse person, I hope he fades into obscurity.
Isn’t it so wonderful that Paxton can fuck off now, he really is just human shit.
