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blogslut

(38,031 posts)
Wed Nov 7, 2018, 12:02 AM Nov 2018

Three Texas Democrats got real damned close.

Beto O'Rourke, Justin Nelson and Mike Collier all came within single-digit percentages of defeating their opponents. I know we're raw and it hurts but tonight was an amazing feat.

Also, Pete Sessions, BYE!

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Three Texas Democrats got real damned close. (Original Post) blogslut Nov 2018 OP
And three Democrats flipped House seats blue! TexasTowelie Nov 2018 #1

TexasTowelie

(112,861 posts)
1. And three Democrats flipped House seats blue!
Wed Nov 7, 2018, 04:23 AM
Nov 2018

Congratulations to Colin Allred, Lizzie Fletcher and Gina Ortiz Jones.

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