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LetMyPeopleVote

(162,022 posts) Mon Apr 7, 2025, 05:25 PM Apr 7

Texas Governor Greg Abbott schedules special election for Sylvester Turner's House seat on November 4, 2025

Greg is an asshole who is disenfranchising 800,000 voters just to make trump happy

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Texas Governor Greg Abbott schedules special election for Sylvester Turner's House seat on November 4, 2025 (Original Post) LetMyPeopleVote Apr 7 OP

Damn, I suppose he could have scheduled it for December. Biophilic Apr 7 #1

About time Mollyann Apr 7 #2

Greg is playing political games LetMyPeopleVote Apr 7 #3

Gov. Assbutt couldn't resist the opportunity to bash Harris county also according to this report: TexasTowelie Apr 8 #4

Not only did he put this off until the last election of the year, he also paired it with Constitutional Amendments yellowdogintexas Sunday #5

Biophilic

(5,549 posts)

1. Damn, I suppose he could have scheduled it for December.

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Mon Apr 7, 2025, 05:30 PM

Apr 7

Mollyann

(130 posts)

2. About time

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Mon Apr 7, 2025, 07:07 PM

Apr 7

Finally get some representation.

LetMyPeopleVote

(162,022 posts)

3. Greg is playing political games

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Mon Apr 7, 2025, 09:07 PM

Apr 7

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TexasTowelie

(120,305 posts)

4. Gov. Assbutt couldn't resist the opportunity to bash Harris county also according to this report:

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Tue Apr 8, 2025, 02:06 AM

Apr 8

yellowdogintexas

(23,194 posts)

5. Not only did he put this off until the last election of the year, he also paired it with Constitutional Amendments

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Sun Apr 20, 2025, 08:18 AM

Sunday

which is one of the lowest turnout elections in Texas

I suspect the voters in that district will turn out for that election. There should not be any shortage of candidates.

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