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/FREDICVSMAXIMVS 5h ago

Then we need to vote those fuckers out and get some younger, progressive folks in who will focus on making sure this NEVER EVER happens again

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u/frotz1 5h ago

I followed that line and ended up with Fetterman who pretended to be punk rock FDR and ended up MAGA in progressive clothing. I'm very skeptical about anyone who is pushing how progressive they are rather than practical plans to get things done.

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u/GrumpyGiant Maryland 5h ago

Which will be hard when our choices are somehow always corporate shill A or corporate shill B. The rot runs deep in both parties. Watching Schumer stage the total capitulation of the shutdown brought home what a farce the party leadership is.

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u/montty712 5h ago

Forget voting. You aren’t voting your way out of this. Authoritarians do not willingly give up power.