https://www.texastribune.org/2026/11/04/texas-democrats-blue-wave-no-spaces-short/
Gov. Greg Abbott, the most powerful and well-resourced governor in modern Texas history, was unseated by Gina Hinojosa.
Attorney General Ken Paxton, who in past elections cast off impeachment, indictment and infidelities, fell to James Talarico in his bid for the U.S. Senate.
Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, the iron-fisted ruler of the Texas Senate, went down to a little known state representative.
Republicans lost the attorney general’s office, one of the most influential conservative legal positions in the country. The new congressional map Republicans drew yielded them no gains — in fact, they lost one seat overall.
…nothing could have prepared either side for what happened Tuesday night — a full flip of statewide political control on a scale unseen in this state since Reconstruction
Size power implies the opposite of what happened. The people chose.
That’s true, but look at the source. The texas tribune always implys bullshit to manipulate the dumb fuck gullible old people there.
what do you mean by this? Texas Tribune is considered one of the most reliable Texas outlets. it is non-profit, has no paywall, and thought to lean liberal
It’s thought to lean liberal to extremist maybe.
how?
Those dumb fuck gullible old people unfortunately include my parents and extended family
I agree with the semantics, but this is the term media uses to describe election wins, this isn’t specific to this paper or this story
https://www.houstonchronicle.com/projects/2026/texas-election-results/
What a weird nit to pick.
You can seize power legally. Just because it can also be done illegally or by force, doesn’t mean it has to imply that.
Technically, sure, but I still don’t like the connotation so I won’t be using it that way.
A revolution is when the people seize power.
A red wave wouldn’t be described the same
Election 2024: Republicans seize control of the U.S. Senate
That’s the part about American politics that always sounds wrong to me.
The news are all Democrats this, Democrats that, blablabla like the party leads and staff did something extraordinary, but they really didn’t.
People didn’t vote Dem because they like the Democratic party, they did it because even the most brainwashed inbred idiot sees that their life is getting worse and worse, and it needs to change.
If the “establishment Dems” miss this AGAIN and think people love them again, we’ll be back to square 1 in a few years.