A funny thing happened to that “blue wave” in Texas on the way to November: Republican Pete Flores pulled out a win in the Texas Senate District 19 runoff election over Democrat Pete Gallego, who Twitter reports has conceded the race.
Keep in mind that former Democratic State Senator (and now convicted felon) Carlos Uresti won the seat by 15 points in 2016.
A few possible causes for the seat flipping red beyond the obvious low turnout for a special election:
Some reactions from Twitter:
Calling it now: @PeteFlores_TX will be the next State Senator from #sd19.#txlege
— Matt Mackowiak (@MattMackowiak) September 19, 2018
Massive upset – this has been a Democrat held seat for decades.
— Michael Q Sullivan (@MQSullivan) September 19, 2018
#TxLege #SD19 has been a safe Democrat seat for a long time that just went Republican despite (or because of?) the national media’s love affair with Robert Francis “#Beto” O’Rourke. The fantasy of a blue wave is running up against the red wall of reality.
— Michael Q Sullivan (@MQSullivan) September 19, 2018
Blue wave, eh? Don't look now, but Republican @PeteFlores_TX is right in the middle of flipping a Texas Senate seat long held by Democrats to the GOP: https://t.co/gbR011wvts #SD19 #txlege pic.twitter.com/NknxGhV79U
— Will Franklin (@WILLisms) September 19, 2018
Tags: 2018 Election, Bill Flores, Carlos Uresti, Democrats, Elections, Pete Gallego, Republicans, Texas, Texas State Senate District 19
Do you know the difference between disgraced Dem pol Uresti and Pete Gallego? Uresti has one genuine conviction.
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