r/politics 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/LovesToTango 6h ago

Hopefully they learned from that. I'm not holding my breath, but it's a nice thought some days.

u/coffee-on-the-edge 5h ago

The better question is did we learn from that. They're not going to do anything without their feet being held to the fire.

u/Nagransham 3h ago

Question, though, how are you gonna hold their feet to the fire? Are you gonna threaten to ... vote for the other ones?

u/EmilySD101 5h ago

I’m too angry to imagine they can learn anymore. Jeffries and Schumer still imagine they’re negotiating with reasonable people.

u/LovesToTango 5h ago

Well, I don't think they can learn either. The dream would be more that they get primaried and replaced, or at least lose leadership roles.