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yellowdogintexas

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3. gerrymandering had nothing to do with Beto
Thu Jun 8, 2023, 02:56 PM
Jun 2023

Both Governor and Senate are statewide offices so gerrymandering does not apply.

Voter suppression? I'm certain there was some but sadly not enough to overcome the Repub margin of victory in the governor's race. We simply didn't get enough turnout. If we had been able to turnout the Democratic and Dem Adjacent votes in 2018, Beto would have won that race.

Now we have Collin Aldred taking on Cruz. I have seen predictions that this seat has gone from lean Republican to flippable. Surely we can (at a local level at least) get out the vote in excess of 2018 and nail that nasty rat-face to the wall.

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