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Shell_Seas

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Sun May 4, 2025, 04:36 PM May 2025

Maga's Very Bad Night In Texas [View all]

Texas Voters to Far-Right: Bless your heart, now pack it up.

https://www.lonestarleft.com/p/magas-very-bad-night-in-texas




It was a tough night for MAGA-aligned candidates in Texas. In the May 3, 2025, local elections, voters across the state decisively rejected far-right candidates, particularly in school board and city council races. From Tarrant County to Collin County, and from San Antonio to Dallas, communities chose leaders who prioritize public education, inclusivity, and pragmatic governance over culture wars and partisan agendas. This widespread shift signals a growing resistance to extremist politics at the local level.

A statewide rejection of extremism.
Last night, voters across Texas sent a message loud enough to rattle the far-right out of their echo chambers: we’re done with your culture wars, your book bans, and your crusade against public schools. Voters chose community over chaos, educators over agitators, and progress over extremism.

The local elections weren’t just a series of wins but a sweep. MAGA-backed candidates got absolutely trounced across the state. This was the result of deep organizing, years of work by local Democrats, and voters who are fed up with the far-right hijacking of school boards and city councils to push their agenda.

Texas isn’t turning blue overnight, but make no mistake: the MAGA movement had a very bad night, and the momentum is shifting.

Tarrant County.
The Republican Party poured money, endorsements, and out-of-state personalities into these Tarrant County races, and they got wiped. Every single candidate backed by Patriot Mobile, the far-right Christian nationalist group trying to take over school boards, lost. That’s losses in Mansfield ISD, Keller ISD, and Grapevine-Colleyville ISD. A clean sweep.

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Maga's Very Bad Night In Texas [View all] Shell_Seas May 2025 OP
Good..... Lovie777 May 2025 #1
Good news! Good catch. . . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz May 2025 #2
Awesome. tanyev May 2025 #3
Yee......hah. Chipper Chat May 2025 #4
Ann Richards was a clue on Jeopardy last week. They showed a picture of her IcyPeas May 2025 #12
Now that's sad blue-wave May 2025 #14
I had to watch this and then search for Lilly. I found this nugget. A good read. Hotler May 2025 #31
"Poor George" He can't help it if he was born with a silver foot in his mouth" yellowdogintexas May 2025 #36
God love her and her big ol' hair Rose Siding May 2025 #40
Ann Richards and Molly Ivins Seinan Sensei May 2025 #22
I have a friend who once had dinner with Ann Richards, Molly Ivins, Barbara Jordan and Liz Carpenter yellowdogintexas May 2025 #37
Does not surprise me. But how sad for them. ... littlemissmartypants May 2025 #23
I know! That startled me. LisaM May 2025 #32
Culture war fatigue settles in bucolic_frolic May 2025 #5
Excellent progressoid May 2025 #6
Fantastic News.. TY, Shell Seas! Cha May 2025 #7
Perhaps a tide IS turning Mr.Bee May 2025 #8
Thank you! ananda May 2025 #9
This is WONDERFUL!!! I am thrilled by this news!! liberalla May 2025 #10
All it takes is a spark n/t Cheezoholic May 2025 #11
From blue-wave May 2025 #13
ding. AllaN01Bear May 2025 #15
this is excellent news. barbtries May 2025 #16
I've heard it for years. BidenRocks May 2025 #17
Long ago before the maggots took over, a very nice man told me that the Repugs efhmc May 2025 #35
WOW!!! What great news. Gives me some hope for the future!!! Fla Dem May 2025 #18
All righty Texas!!!! Peacetrain May 2025 #19
Awesome. Love that Jim Talarico State Rep. He's a one-man army. nt Exp May 2025 #20
I'm old enough to remember when Texas was blue..... joanbarnes May 2025 #21
I'm almost old enough to remember when the Chair of the Texas Republican Party was an African-American. Marcuse May 2025 #24
How did the republican Fort Worth mayor do ? Beachnutt May 2025 #25
Unfortunately, she won re-election. She had a few challengers, but didn't even make it to runoff. Shell_Seas May 2025 #28
I was disappointed there was no runoff, but Josh ran a good race yellowdogintexas May 2025 #38
encouraging, but... poozwah May 2025 #26
a reason to hope, and- dems have to run to win. sounds like mopinko May 2025 #27
Our family in San Angelo mountain grammy May 2025 #29
The loaded question: MAGA rebellion? IzzaNuDay May 2025 #30
Voters also rejected MAGA assholes for the Katy ISD board LetMyPeopleVote May 2025 #33
I must admit, "educators over agitators" is a mighty good phrase. calimary May 2025 #34
when I lived there in the early 80s Texas had Democratic governors and a democratic legislature. Red Raider 85 May 2025 #39
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