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[–] dion_starfire@sh.itjust.works 14 points 1 year ago (2 children)

It's more than just voter turnout. The deck is stacked. Like many red states, most of the blue voters in Texas are gerrymandered into a small handful of districts. See https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas%27s_35th_congressional_district for an example.

[–] TheGalacticVoid@lemm.ee 3 points 1 year ago

Plus, ballots are being thrown out in Harris County + strict mail-in voting.

On the topic of gerrymandering, it's important to note that a chunk of blue states do it too. It sucks that most of the country can't get fair representation in their elections.

[–] Psychodelic@lemmy.world -1 points 1 year ago

Can't gerrymander senate elections or elections for governor of the state.

Are these supposed blue Texans in the room with us right now?