Election Day 2025 Results Thread

[Anonymous]

I don't know if anyone's mentioned the special election in Houston to fill Sylvester Turner's seat. Turner, a Democrat is a strongly Democratic district, died in March and Greg Abbott, putz that he is, set the election to fill that seat for the latest possible date he could, which was Election Day. It should have been sooner, but why give a Democratic district representation when you can deny it for as long as possible?

Anyway, no candidate got the 50% needed to win, so there's a runoff. In early 2026. So that seat will remain vacant for 10 months. Despicable.

[Anonymous]

This has been building up since January 20, 2025. Since that time, Democrats have been winning and/or overperforming in special elections all across the country. Check the "special elections" thread to see a recap. Americans are tires of Trumpism, MAGA drama, incompetance, random firings of expert scientists, vaccine denial, bombing speedboats in oppositition to international law, etc. Enough.

MAGA: Turn up the volume.

[Anonymous]

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Local elections also matter. In my little neck of the woods in Kansas - every single democrat or democrat- endorsed candidate won. From City Council to school board to community college board. Every single one. And republicans had to give up their redistricting effort.

Thank you! It starts with local politics.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Notice how normally a sitting US president will campaign for key candidates in key states and Trump didn't do it once this cycle?

That's because Trump only cares about Trump.

[Anonymous]

If the average left shift holds, the Texas Gerrymander will backfire on the GOP.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

This was incredible!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I don't know if anyone's mentioned the special election in Houston to fill Sylvester Turner's seat. Turner, a Democrat is a strongly Democratic district, died in March and Greg Abbott, putz that he is, set the election to fill that seat for the latest possible date he could, which was Election Day. It should have been sooner, but why give a Democratic district representation when you can deny it for as long as possible?

Anyway, no candidate got the 50% needed to win, so there's a runoff. In early 2026. So that seat will remain vacant for 10 months. Despicable.

We all know that Mike Johnson would refuse to seat whoever won that race. So sadly this is not a big deal compared to all the other stuff that is going on.

[Anonymous]

I think the Mamdani win was more of a rebuke of the donor class and the establishment more than it was about Trump. It’s the beginning of the remaking of the Democratic Party.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I think the Mamdani win was more of a rebuke of the donor class and the establishment more than it was about Trump. It’s the beginning of the remaking of the Democratic Party.

That’s hard to argue when the new Democratic governors of Virginia and New Jersey are moderate sitting Congresswomen with national security backgrounds, as establishment as Democrats get.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Local elections also matter. In my little neck of the woods in Kansas - every single democrat or democrat- endorsed candidate won. From City Council to school board to community college board. Every single one. And republicans had to give up their redistricting effort.

Bucks County, PA managed to get rid of all of the "moms for liberty" school board members.

What a relief!!
Thank you USA!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think the Mamdani win was more of a rebuke of the donor class and the establishment more than it was about Trump. It’s the beginning of the remaking of the Democratic Party.

That’s hard to argue when the new Democratic governors of Virginia and New Jersey are moderate sitting Congresswomen with national security backgrounds, as establishment as Democrats get.

Yes but they only had to beat a Republican. The New York race was all about dunking on Cuomo and the establishment and it obviously made Chuck Schumer uncomfortable.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It was mostly blue states that had wins anyway. Trump and the republicans will be fine.

Welp, you might want to rethink that.

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[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If the average left shift holds, the Texas Gerrymander will backfire on the GOP.

Interesting.

Well, your move, Abbott.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think the Mamdani win was more of a rebuke of the donor class and the establishment more than it was about Trump. It’s the beginning of the remaking of the Democratic Party.

That’s hard to argue when the new Democratic governors of Virginia and New Jersey are moderate sitting Congresswomen with national security backgrounds, as establishment as Democrats get.

Yes but they only had to beat a Republican. The New York race was all about dunking on Cuomo and the establishment and it obviously made Chuck Schumer uncomfortable.

New York City is a weird place and no one should extrapolate results there to the entire country. You sound like Nate Silver and other stupid pundits calling Eric Adams the future of the Democratic Party when he won four years ago.