Friday, November 06, 2026
Introducing Some Democrats Who Won Statewide Office In Texas
No Democrat had won a statewide elected office is three decades in Texas. That changed radically last Tuesday., when Democrats swept all the statewide offices. Much has been written and discussed about James Talarico (elected to the U.S. Senate) and Gina Hinojosa (elected governor) - and I'm sure we'll hear a lot more before they assume office in January. But what do you know about the other Democrats who won statewide office? I suspect very little, since their campaigns got very little real media coverage. Here is some info on them from The Texas Tribune:
Republicans Could Rehabilitate Their Party - Will They Even Try?
But I am also a believer in the two-party system. Our country seems to work best when we have two opposing parties in government - parties that are willing to debate the issues, and then work out a compromise that moves the country forward for the good of all its citizens.
The problem is we haven't had that since Trump and his MAGA cult took over the Republican Party. Today's GOP is unwilling to compromise on anything. They have backed Trump on everything - even when it's obvious that his agenda is wrecking the economy and hurting poor and working class citizens. They blindly followed Trump down the path to making the rich much richer and everyone else much poorer.
Last Tuesday, the American people made their wishes known - loud and clear. They don't like Trump's policies, and they made that clear by punishing the Republicans who backed those policies. It was a disaster for the GOP - but it is also an opportunity for them.
Donald Trump is now the lamest of lame ducks. He will get no legislation passed of any kind, and investigations of his corruption will start. All Trump is left with is the power to veto everything the Democrats try to do.
This presents the remaining Republicans with an opportunity. They can ignore their lame duck leader and help pass some measures that help ordinary Americans. Doing so would start the rehabilitation of their party.
I'm not saying they should agree with Democrats on everything. But there are some things they could agree on (and help override a veto), others they could try to work out a compromise on, and some they could oppose. It would be the start of a return to the old GOP (the one many voters liked).
The alternative is to continue to follow Trump blindly. That path would lead to oblivion (and a replay of the midterm bloodbath in 2028).
It will be interesting to see the choice they make.
Thursday, November 05, 2026
A Huge Blue Wave Sweeps Through Red Texas
I have written many times about the demographic change happening in Texas, which would someday make it a blue (or at least purple state). And many times, I have hoped that day had come - only to have those hopes dashed as Republicans continued to win.
In fact, it has been about three decades since a Democrat had won any statewide office.
So, you can imagine my trepidation as Election Day dawned. I believed that James Talarico would win the Senate race. He was a good candidate and was running against a terrible Republican opponent - one that even many Republicans couldn't stomach. But I expected the Republicans to hold the other statewide offices. I just hoped the Democrats could make it close.
But then something very unusual happened. The blue wave sweeping across the United States did not stop at the Texas border. Instead, it crossed the Red River and swept across the state.
Talarico didn't just win. He won by 1.2 million votes. And he wasn't the only one.
Gina Hinojosa beat sitting Governor Greg Abbott by several hundred thousand votes. And the wins just kept coming. In fact, Democrats won all the major statewide races by fairly large margins, and even won some places on the Texas Supreme Court.
This was a broadband win, and several groups are to be thanked. Hispanics returned to the Democratic Party in huge numbers. Young voters turned out is large numbers, and overwhelming voted Democratic. And Independent voters (voting against inflation and corruption) joined the Democratic base. Together, these groups were able to overwhelm the Republican vote.
Is Texas now a blue state? Not necessarily. It will depend on how the newly elected Democrats perform, and on the political climate two years from now. But now we know it can be done.
U.S. Voters Rebuke Trump And The Republicans (BIGLY!) In A Massive Blue Wave
I went into Election Days with high hopes and a pragmatic view. I expected the Democrats to flip the House of Representatives, and hoped they could also take the Senate.
I did not expect the massive blue wave that swept across the nation. But I love it.
The Democrats did not just flip the House. They took it over easily. As it stands right now, the Democrats will have a minimum of 250 seats in the House - far above the 218 seats that were needed. And it could be even more .
And Democrats will have at least 54 seats in the Senate. There are still two races uncalled - Mississippi and Alaska. It is just possible they will take one or both of those seats - giving them 55 or 56 Senate seats.
Donald Trump is already trying to dodge blame for the bloodbath suffered by the Republican Party, but that won't work. The truth is that he is primarily responsible for it. He promised lower prices, and then instituted tariffs and a war that made inflation even worse. He promised to deport the worst of the worst immigrants, but then began attacking families and those with no criminal record. He promised to stay out of war, but is currently in the midst of a forever war (with no exit strategy). He promised to drain the swamp, but is responsible for massive corruption.
There is no doubt that the massive blue wave was a rejection of Trump and his agenda (and the Republicans who supported it).
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