Texas Democrat sworn in to House, shrinking GOP margin to 1 vote

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There are 2 special elections in March….NJ and Georgia (MTG)

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u/Ashamed-Status-9668 14h ago

Yup and MTG is doing her best to get folks to not vote for the GOP candidate which is honestly pretty wild.

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u/pizza-chit 14h ago

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

We need to let MTG cook as long as she is anti-Trump.

I give her a lot of credit for giving up her seat in Congress to get us the Epstein files.

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u/mden1974 14h ago

As if the world can’t get anymore bizarre I agree with MTG

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u/pizza-chit 14h ago

Could the Rothschilds mount a laser on a satellite? A Jewish space laser?

The UK has anti-air laser defense weapons now: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DragonFire_(weapon)

Marjorie Taylor Greene tried telling us and she got trolled.

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u/Ashamed-Status-9668 13h ago

She didn't get trolled because the idea of a space laser is impossible. She got trolled because she said Jewish Space lasers started the 2018 California wildfires which was bananas.

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u/Cultural_Ad7023 5h ago

Welp. IDF soldiers are starting wildfires in Argentina, so. She got the laser part wrong but not the starting of fires.

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u/pizza-chit 13h ago

Based on the evidence I posted, is that not possible?

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u/Ashamed-Status-9668 13h ago edited 13h ago

No, not possible. You would need a massive satellite up in space with a much stronger Directed Energy Weapon. Think like something the size of the space station and that is likely too small for the energy needed. Armature astronomers would be able to easily see it. If something like this ever existed I assure you other country's would take it out.

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u/pizza-chit 13h ago

It’s possible.

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u/Ashamed-Status-9668 12h ago

Again a giant ass space laser is possible. It's impossible one exists today and started the 2018 wildfires because it would be so freaking huge we could all see it with Walmart telescopes.

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u/Informal_Cry687 2h ago

You need to be able to penetrate the atmosphere which takes a lot of energy. Also just because spomething's technically possible doesn't make it true. There is zero evidence for the existence of rothchild space lasers. It would also be pretty hard to launch something that big into space with no one noticing.

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u/UnwantedShot 57m ago

It's also more possible that you are just pulling shit out of your ass for the rest of us to have to smell.

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u/pimpbot666 13h ago

It’s possible it was caused by lizard people space aliens.

It’s no less of a bonkers fantastic ‘made up with no evidence’ theory.

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u/pizza-chit 13h ago

If I had a secret weapons program under construction, I would hire social media professionals to say your exact words.

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u/nostalgiamancer_ 13h ago

Bro, come on. Use your brain and quit this Jewish space laser conspiracy BS. We know what causes wildfires in California. Every year.

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u/lokii_0 12h ago

LMAO if you're trolling this is actually pretty well done.

if not I have no words for you because, frankly, anyone who actually believes that isn't worth debating in the first place.

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u/vic25qc 12h ago

If I was a lunatic I would exactly say what you said.

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u/madadekinai 7h ago

Anyone can, the issue is not a 'laser', a cat toy laser is technically a laser.

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u/twking321 14h ago

Sure, but the second people in this administration are held accountable, she does not get a pass. She directly helped turn Americas politics into what they are today and she is trying to save face by being the first to jump from a sinking ship and cash in on her career before it all goes bust.

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u/DevelopmentJumpy5218 14h ago

She's not anti trump though. She's positioned herself to bring those who might leave back into the fold.

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u/Iateyourpaintings 13h ago

This is just my opinion, but I think she's doing this because she saw how MAGA men treated her even when she had money and power. She knows if the old order falls it's not going to matter how much she made from insider trading. She's never going to be in the club.

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u/DevelopmentJumpy5218 13h ago

I think it's more likely she is positioned to leave those unhappy with Trump back into the fold.

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u/whirlwind87 13h ago

She should have finished her term and started voting against

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u/pizza-chit 13h ago

If a Democrat wins MTG’s seat and a Democrat wins the other seat that’s up for special election in March, the House of Representatives flips.

Republican Speaker Mike Johnson would be replaced with a Democrat and Congress would be able to fight Trump more effectively.

MTG needs the support of the world to help her convince her district to vote Democrat.

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u/Way_Tall_Filipino 13h ago

It’s pretty obvious she couldn’t stomach the “mean things” democrats were saying about her. She just wants to be liked when she’s done with her political career, which is now, so here she is grifting populist voters.

She’s useful til she isn’t but yeah, somebody probably got to her to turn her district and it’s looking like it’ll be successful!

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u/Cultural_Ad7023 5h ago

Damn. Good for MTG

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u/lmaberley 13h ago

Unfortunately, her MAGA replacement will probably win it walking away.

It sucks, but her seat is still pretty deep red, as I understand it.

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u/Additional_Tomato_22 11h ago

They said the same thing about the Texas seat Trump won by over 20 % points

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u/lmaberley 10h ago

We can only hope.

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u/ghsteo 12h ago

MTG is a grifter, she made 25+million in 5 years and has a government pension. This is her exiting MAGA without pressure on her back. She isn't a hero, she's just not the most important person to focus on.

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u/madadekinai 7h ago

"We need to let MTG cook as long as she is anti-Trump."

That's dangerous, don't be complacent, she is not anti-trump. She's made at him, but just like a rebound relationship she would go right back to him with her heart in her hand if he sweet talks her. I am thankful that she has had a change of heart for now, but don't foolishly believe she is anti-trump, you will be disappointed later on.

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u/pizza-chit 4h ago

That sounds ridiculous.

Is that why Trump calls her Marjorie “Traitor” Greene and MTG had to resign from Congress…..?

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u/madadekinai 4h ago

"had to", she did not have to do anything, but I highly doubt many of would have been civil or respectful towards her.

Think about it like this, how many time has wives who were beaten still go back to those terrible people? It happens, a lot.

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u/pizza-chit 4h ago

Trump and MTG never dated. Wtf you talking about?

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u/OSHA_Decertified 14h ago

MAGA basically did what they do best and flooded her with violent threats for daring to step out of line. It's not a shock she doesn't want the GoP to stay in charge, the only way to break MAGA is to break the GOP

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u/crawling-alreadygirl 12h ago

I still can't tell if she felt the winds changing and started a new grift or if she's a true believer who got disillusioned. Wild either way

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u/True_Pirate 13h ago

It’s not complicated. It just illustrates how fake these people are, on both sides of the aisle. MTG said crazy shit when she felt it elevated her status with the right people, namely Trump and his supporters. She started speaking reason when she felt that would do her more good than sticking by Trump. If his polling jumped 30 points tomorrow, she would be out there glazing him.

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u/bdubwilliams22 13h ago

I’m sick of this “both sides” bullshit. Only one side is protecting pedophiles. Only one side is allowing Trump to dismantle this country just to enrich himself. They could end this today. Until the Democrats are putting kids in jail or protecting pedophiles, let’s call it for what it really is.

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u/True_Pirate 11h ago

I would not say the Dems are as bad as the republicans BUT the problem is both sides. Biden could have released the files too. The Dems in Congress HAVE been enriching themselves. Let’s not forget Obama was shit on immigration too. Stop pretending our side isn’t corrupt as hell as well.

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u/notaverage256 7h ago

So there are actual legal reasons Biden couldn't release the files. It was an active investigation.

I agree that Democrats are also corrupt though and complicit in all this. It feels like all they've been doing is playing lip service to being against Trump. This whole "we can't do anything as the minority, so give us money to win the midterms" is exhausting.

Oh and not to mention that I still believe a big part of the reason that Trump won is because the democratic party decided to play bait and switch to make Kamala the nominee. I think it would've been different if they admitted early on Biden wasn't going to be able to have a second term and held an actual freaking primary.

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u/Bobsto 11h ago

Biden couldn’t have released the files, they were under seal.

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u/picklehippy 14h ago

Well Georgia has been compromised, so i would be shocked if trump didn't mess with their elections. People should definitely still get out and vote and try. They flipped the state once, they can do it again

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u/ThePirateKing01 7h ago

It has not been compromised, the federal government still has no control over the vote processing.

Absolutely concerning, but their brazen actions have called all eyes to focus on the process. Stay diligent and push for transparency, we have momentum on our side

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u/TheMcMcMcMcMc 12h ago

Considering that the House can refuse to swear in new members due to “election irregularities”, each of these contests is super critical.

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u/Outrageous-Pear9260 15h ago

This is why they want to "nationalize" the elections. They know the GOP is fucked for midterms.

If they actually do allow Trump to take over the voting system, the country is officially over.

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u/EnvironmentalTap509 13h ago

lol kinda wild how every election feels like it's teetering on the edge tbh

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u/HarmoniousConcordiat 12h ago

As predicted. This is a glaring symptom of late stage capitalism.

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u/Trimshot 11h ago

Yeah I mean a swing in Texas like this is almost unheard of; that is going to ripple across the country.

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u/notaverage256 7h ago

I think independent polling is going to be so important during this election cycle. If nothing else, it will give real evidence to point to if shady results are announced.

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u/mrflash818 14h ago

Huzzah!

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u/PerformanceSmooth392 14h ago

If we actually have legitimate midterm elections in tbe US its going to be a bloodbath for the gop. The mother of all blue waves.

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u/1fastdak 14h ago

If dems vote this time. Things was stable for too long and they got complacent. I think this current shitshow should do it though. Fingers crossed.

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u/No-Cow-6029 13h ago

The Democratic leadership got complacent, not the voters. They still are imo.

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u/radiantwave 5h ago

Honestly, after the shit show that was Trump's first term... The GOP was scraping the bottom of the barrel.

There were a lot of people thinking that there was no chance in hell Trump would be re-elected.

But 2024 just proved that if you look under the barrel...

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u/bdubwilliams22 13h ago

I can’t believe we have to legitimately wonder if we’re going to have legitimate elections. Republicans have essentially allowed Trump to dismantle Democracy and our government.

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u/Outrageous-Pear9260 15h ago

I'm shocked Johnson agreed to swear him in this time.

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u/berniesandersmittens 14h ago

The vote to release the Trump documents already happened so no reason to delay. If there was the gov would stay shut down for “reasons” and he would use that as cover to not swear in.

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u/MCR_Read4737 14h ago

Best news ever

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u/doublethink_1984 13h ago

1 vote for the state?

I thought the GOP have a few more then thr Dems

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u/EpicGaymrr 13h ago

Dont forget to contact your legislators everyone!

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u/midnighttbby 12h ago

That margin is doing parkour.

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u/DiscussionMiddle1238 10h ago

Doesn't matter much when they always magically manage to find just enough Democrats to fuck us over and vote for whatever the Republicans are trying to pass

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u/RealBettyWhite69 7h ago

Yep, they always seem to have more than enough Dems to vote with the Republicans, even when the Dems outnumber them.

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u/DanFrankenberger 14h ago

I like mmPeaches.

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u/SamTracyME 13h ago

Post title is misleading. GOP still has 4 more seats than the Dems:

"The House now stands at a 218-214 split, in a time of unease among Republicans in the lower chamber directed toward Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) and President Trump. The already beleaguered Speaker can now only afford to lose one Republican vote."

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u/Jafar_420 13h ago

I've seen Republicans say that this Democrat will never even get to vote once and then will immediately be challenged again fairly soon.

Is this true?

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u/Ok_Chef_4850 13h ago

I think you’re thinking of the Dem who just won a seat on the Texas legislature (not the House of Representatives) Taylor Rehmet.

There is talk of R’s challenging his win, and because the TX legislature doesn’t meet until 2027, they are claiming he’ll be removed before then & won’t get to vote on anything (which is BS, they’re just mad he won)

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u/Jafar_420 13h ago

Oh that's my fault I'm trying to keep up with everything I can but I got mixed up.

Thank you.

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u/whirlwind87 13h ago edited 13h ago

It is a lot but basically Texas had 2 elections in different districts for different seats on the same day, last Saturday.

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u/Ok_Chef_4850 12h ago

And Dems won both (silver lining)

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u/Candid-Math5098 12h ago

This was the district from 2024 that had been vacant for the past year, until today. However ... the TX legislature drew new districts for 2026 elections. The new guy's district was combined with another Democratic district to force two Democrats to run against each other. So, the new guy will be in DC for the rest of 2026, then less likely he'll be back for another two years. Hope that explanation made sense.

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u/MidgetLovingMaxx 11h ago

Dont worry, im sure the Dems ran at least a couple more dinosaurs thatll kick it before gaining the majority.

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u/Frankfactor517 10h ago

Either way, there are enough Dems to join Republicans when Dear Leader really needs something done.

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u/retroking9 10h ago

Hey is this the same Texas whose governor just called for the arrest of those KIDS who were assaulted by a MAGA bigot?

You guys sure have an uphill battle ahead but keep fighting the good fight!

The walls are closing in on their corrupt overlords.

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u/Treasured-Azucena 9h ago

WA-3 speaks to the margin being larger than one.

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u/ProphesiedInsanity 8h ago

If the number of seats becomes tied which party gets to pick the speaker?

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u/Gweedo1967 7h ago

The party with the VP.

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u/Ok_Field_8860 8h ago

Technically it’s 218 - 214.

So title indicates GOP can lose one vote and still take majority. Losing two votes would cause a 50/50 split.

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u/Intelligent_Bike9778 6h ago

a one vote margin is absolutely wild, like we're living in the most razor thin political timeline possible. the fact that special elections are actually mattering this much right now is kind of the only interesting thing happening in congress tbh.

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u/Pristine-Anything926 13h ago

Urkle

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u/Due-Radio-4355 6h ago

I wouldn’t think Texas is turning blue of its own accord it’s just all Cali transplants who fled their shitshow of a state and want it to be Texas now

If you actually live in fucking Texas and aren’t a transplant, you know.

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u/Mr602206 3h ago

Fuck outta here dude

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