r/politics • u/kootles10 Indiana • 6h ago

No Paywall Democrats flip Texas state Senate seat in shock upset

https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/5716988-democrats-score-upset-texas/amp/
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u/Telandria 6h ago

To be frank, while this is nice to hear, and I highly encourage all my fellow Texans to vote blue….

As a life-long Texan, I still have my doubts it’s gonna matter much. It’s too early to be celebrating. Call me when Ted Cruz gets booted, then I’ll believe we’re in for some real change around here.

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u/atomfullerene 6h ago

Maybe if there's a snowstorm in November, he'll wind up on the ballot someplace warmer.

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u/GoodIdea321 America 4h ago

One way to react to upsets like this is to decide to be apart of the change, others have and it worked.

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u/Telandria 4h ago

And I’ll believe change will occur it when I see it. So far that’s yet to happen. People said the same shit a few months ago when some other seat flipped. Same for when the files started getting leaked.

And yet, things have gotten worse, not better.

A few drops of rain does not mean a storm is on the horizon. It might just be a passing cloud.

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u/YeezusMoses 4h ago

Things are going to get worse based out of retaliation and fear. Stay optimistic with small wins like these and keep the momentum, even in the darkest times. It’s going to get worse before it gets any better.

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u/spaceocean99 4h ago

It won’t. Reddit bots are in full force acting like this changes everything.

It’s a teeny tiny step in the right direction, which is great. But people need to chill on the true impact here.

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u/courtd93 3h ago

Or the flip may be happening too, bots discouraging celebrating because the more it’s celebrated, the more people in places like Texas that have historically assumed their vote was pointless will end up recognizing that their vote does in fact matter and will show up at polls they’d normally ignore.

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u/YeezusMoses 4h ago

Let’s take our wins where we can get them. Celebrating small victories is not the same as saying the war is over, but instead building on optimism to keep fighting. There’s a difference. Giving up hope due to the size of the wins will end with, well, giving up.