Democrat Taylor Rehmet flipped Texas SD-9, a Trump +17 district in a deep-red stronghold area, with the final results showing him winning by about 14 points. The Republican candidate had a gigantic money advantage and even had Trump himself getting involved in the race urging Republicans to come out and vote for her. Not only is this a gauge of the public’s disapproval of Trump and the current enthusiasm gap between Democratic and Republican voters, but digging deeper reveals a crucial development: Hispanic areas swung **50 points** left from 2024. High prices and ICE enforcement are having a strongly negative electoral impact.
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Democrat Taylor Rehmet flipped Texas SD-9, a Trump +17 district in a deep-red stronghold area, with the final results showing him winning by about 14 points. The Republican candidate had a gigantic money advantage and even had Trump himself getting involved in the race urging Republicans to come out and vote for her. Not only is this a gauge of the public’s disapproval of Trump and the current enthusiasm gap between Democratic and Republican voters, but digging deeper reveals a crucial development: Hispanic areas swung **50 points** left from 2024. High prices and ICE enforcement are having a strongly negative electoral impact.
With 2 million less in funding as well
https://www.transparencyusa.org/tx/candidate/leigh-wambsganss/
https://www.transparencyusa.org/tx/candidate/taylor-rehmet/