Could Texas REALLY Go Blue?
Simon Whistler • October 18, 2026
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2026 is a damn good time to be a Democrat.
And we understand just how strange it is that we're in a position to say something like that less than two years after the re-election of Donald Trump made it seem as if America's left of center was a dead party walking, Instead, US Democrats are having to deeply question their own Duma instincts, as national polling suggests that they're a real shot at
Capturing the entire American legislature. 2026 is a midterm election year in the United States, meaning that Donald Trump isn't on the ballot, or at least not directly.
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James Tallarico leads Ken Paxton in Texas, and Democrats could take both chambers of Congress — but a $140m Republican ad blitz, gerrymandered maps and Trump's threats to meddle in the count could still sink them.