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fromThe Atlantic
4 days agoThe Democratic Campaign That Begins With an Apology
State Senator Creigh Deeds declared, 'I believe that people should choose their representatives. Representatives shouldn't choose their people.' This statement underscores the traditional argument against gerrymandering, yet it serves as a prelude to the Democrats' call for aggressive redistricting.
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fromwww.mediaite.com
5 days agoLatest Cook Political Report Says Republicans Need to Win 76% of Toss-Up House Seats to Keep Majority
Cook Political Report's analysis shows that House Republicans are increasingly at risk of losing their majority, with 213 seats leaning towards Democrats and only 205 towards Republicans. Republicans need to win 76% of Toss Up seats to maintain control.
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1 month agoScandal-Scarred Winner of Democratic Primary Admitted He Was a Part-Time Texan
Bobby Pulido won the Democratic primary in Texas's 15th congressional district despite maintaining residences in Mexico, pursuing Mexican citizenship, and having a documented history of misogynistic social media behavior.
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fromwww.mediaite.com
1 month agoScandal-Scarred Winner of Democratic Primary Admitted He Was a Part-Time Texan
Bobby Pulido won the Democratic primary in Texas's 15th congressional district despite maintaining residences in Mexico, pursuing Mexican citizenship, and having a documented history of misogynistic social media behavior.
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fromwww.npr.org
1 month agoThe next redistricting battle might be who is counted in state legislative districts
Republican officials are pushing to redraw state legislative districts based on eligible voters only, excluding non-citizens and children, which would shift political power from diverse urban areas to older, whiter rural regions.
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fromwww.npr.org
1 month agoThe next redistricting battle might be who is counted in state legislative districts
Republican officials are pushing to redraw state legislative districts based on eligible voters only, excluding non-citizens and children, which would shift political power from diverse urban areas to older, whiter rural regions.
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fromLos Angeles Times
1 month agoCandidates scramble, one quits, after redistricting shakes up California's congressional races
California's mid-decade congressional redistricting has reshaped districts, potentially sending gay Democrat Robert Garcia to represent conservative Huntington Beach, a city that previously voted to ban Pride flags from public property.
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fromLos Angeles Times
1 month agoCommentary: With midterm vote starting, here's where things stand in national redistricting fight
Trump orchestrated partisan gerrymandering in Texas to preserve Republican House control, triggering a nationwide wave of retaliatory redistricting by Democrats across multiple states.
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fromenglish.elpais.com
1 month agoThe shift of the Latino vote towards Democrats reopens a political battle in Texas
Democratic primary turnout in five rural South Texas Latino counties exceeded 2024 Harris support, signaling potential reversal of Republican gains and threatening GOP redistricting strategies.
fromwww.npr.org
1 month agoDemocrats set a turnout record in Texas, so is this the year it turns blue?
Close-to-final turnout numbers in Texas show the Democratic Senate primary had the highest number of people voting in it than for any other primary for statewide office in Texas' history. More than 2.3 million votes were cast in the primary in which state Rep. James Talarico defeated U.S. Rep. Jasmine Crockett.
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1 month agoTexas congressman ousted by more extreme candidate
Steve Toth defeated U.S. Representative Dan Crenshaw in the Texas 2nd Congressional District Republican primary, advancing a more extreme MAGA-aligned candidate in the GOP.
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month agoPopulist crusade and anti-Maga outrage as Texas Democrats do battle in Senate primary
Because of you, I decided my voice does matter, Rodriguez told the candidate and the crowd. You're not spewing hate. You're speaking truths in a compassionate way and that just resonates with me.
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1 month agoKarl Rove Declares Democrat James Talarico Could Pull Off Wild Upset in Texas
Karl Rove warns that Democrat James Talarico could upset Texas's 2026 Senate race if Republicans nominate Ken Paxton instead of John Cornyn, citing Paxton's baggage and Talarico's appeal to Republicans.
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fromwww.npr.org
1 month agoVoting nears to a close in Texas primary that may be crucial to control of the Senate
Texas Senate primary races test party direction as Cornyn faces Trump-aligned challengers Paxton and Hunt, while Democrats compete between Crockett and Talarico for nomination opportunity.
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1 month agoVoting nears to a close in Texas primary that may be crucial to control of the Senate
Texas Senate primary races test party direction as Cornyn faces Trump-aligned challengers Paxton and Hunt, while Democrats compete between Crockett and Talarico for nomination opportunity.
fromAxios
1 month ago"Come to work": A primary fight between House Democrats in Texas turns nasty
I am challenging Mr. Menefee to a debate ... right away, but I also challenge him to come to work. Within his first month in Congress, after having sworn that he was going to come here and vote ... he missed a week. My voting record is 97.9% over 20 years. He missed six votes in one day, and then missed additional votes as well. We had a classified briefing on the Iran war, he wasn't there. He needs to know that this is where we work.
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fromAdvocate.com
1 month agoAnti-LGBTQ+ Congressman Dan Crenshaw ousted by more extreme candidate in Texas GOP primary
In 2025, the House passed legislation backed by Crenshaw that would prohibit Medicaid funds from covering gender-affirming care for minors. The proposal sought to amend the Social Security Act to block federal funding for treatments such as hormone therapy, puberty blockers, and surgeries intended to help transgender youth transition.
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1 month agoTexas primary elections: Where to vote and what's on the ballot
Texas holds open primary elections on March 3, 2026, where Republican and Democratic voters select party candidates for federal, state, judicial, and local offices, with runoffs scheduled for May 26 if no candidate exceeds 50% support.
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fromAxios
1 month agoTrump expected to endorse Cornyn in brutal Texas Senate runoff
Trump is expected to endorse John Cornyn in the Texas Republican Senate runoff, following months of pressure from Senate leadership and establishment Republicans who view Attorney General Ken Paxton as an electoral liability due to scandals.
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fromAxios
1 month agoBrutal Texas primary night points to trouble ahead for House incumbents
Thirty House Democrats face primary challengers who raised $100,000 or more, with a dozen out-raised by rivals, while Republicans face fewer coordinated challenges but deal with redistricting and Trump opposition.
fromThe New Yorker
1 month agoThe Dream of Blue Texas Rides Again
In Texas, where the Party hasn't managed to elect a Democrat as governor or to the Senate in more than thirty years, it nominated its arguably stronger candidate for the general election, and slightly more people voted in the Democratic primary than in the Republican one. I'd call that a good night.
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fromAxios
1 month agoGOP insiders fretting about Texas Senate primary
Republican operatives believe James Talarico has a slight edge over Jasmine Crockett in Tuesday's primary, with GOP strategists viewing Talarico's progressive Christian pitch as a stronger general election opponent than the nationally prominent liberal Crockett.
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fromwww.npr.org
1 month agoTexas primaries could test whether Latino support for GOP is holding after 2024 gains
Latino swing voters in Texas, crucial to Republican gains in 2024, show signs of shifting away from the party due to economic concerns and cost-of-living issues that could undermine GOP support in upcoming elections.
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fromEsquire
1 month agoI Sure Hope the Democrats Know What to Do After the Primaries
Texas Senate primaries show Democrats facing a difficult choice between two viable candidates while Republicans pit an unremarkable incumbent against a scandal-plagued challenger, with local elections nationwide carrying significant long-term political implications.
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fromThe Atlantic
1 month agoWhat Can the Texas Primary Tell Us About Democrats?
Representative Jasmine Crockett, running in a Texas Democratic Senate primary, ejected Atlantic staff writer Elaine Godfrey from a campaign rally, adopting confrontational tactics similar to Republican strategies under Trump.
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fromwww.mediaite.com
2 months agoCNN Data Guru Reveals Democrats' Chances of Winning Midterm Landslide' Are Skyrocketing Thanks to Texas
Democrats’ prospects for a midterm landslide are rising as shifts in Texas and the generic House ballot narrow Republican advantages, enabling potential seat gains.
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fromNew York Daily News
2 years agoCourt orders Alabama congressional map include second Black district after Republicans defy Voting Rights Act
A federal court ordered a new Alabama congressional map adding a second Black-majority district for 2024 after the state defied Voting Rights Act compliance orders.
fromKqed
2 months agoFederal Judges Uphold California's New Congressional Maps Favoring Democrats | KQED
Republicans' weak attempt to silence voters failed. California voters overwhelmingly supported Prop 50 - to respond to Trump's rigging in Texas - and that is exactly what this court concluded,
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