A Democrat won a state legislative special election in a district that President Trump carried by 17 percentage points, unnerving Republicans in Texas and beyond.

  • mkwt@lemmy.world
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    14 days ago

    Rehmet won by around 10 points too, which puts the total swing around +30. If that kind of swing holds up in the rest of the state, it would completely blow up the Texas gerrymander. Remember, gerrymanders turn a lot of very safe districts into only moderately safe districts.

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      I’ve been saying this for ages and is refreshing to hear it from someone else for once! I’ve also learned the term “dummymander”