Solidly Red Texas District Won By Democrat Is A Big F*cking Deal
Donald J. Trump must be hurling ketchup at the walls after heavily endorsing a Republican running for a Texas state senate seat that Democrat and machinist union leader Taylor Rehmet won in a stunning upset. Rehmet, who was vastly outspent by conservative activist Leigh Wambsganss, won a solidly red Texas Senate district that Trump carried by 17 points in 2024.
And the Democratic win happened in Tarrant County. That's a big fucking deal.
"With ballots tallied from all but a handful of voting centers," The Texas Tribune reports. "Rehmet had 57% of the vote, besting the 43% for his GOP opponent, conservative activist Leigh Wambsganss, who vastly outspent Rehmet as Republicans including Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick mounted a furious funding push in a bid to tilt the election in their favor in the final days."
"Patrick, the Senate’s powerful presiding officer, had raised alarm bells about the race and urged Republicans to turn out — as did Trump, who posted three separate get-out-the-vote messages on social media in the 48 hours preceding the election," the report continues.