What happened in Texas this week. There was talk of Dems flipping seats

[wasupaloopa]

then after the election I heard nothing about it.

[MichMary]

1. There was a great D turnout.

But a better R turnout.

[lagomorph777]

2. Seat-flipping won't happen in the primaries.

The primaries did possibly show that seat-flipping may be a tough slog. 1 million Dems voted; 1.5 million Pukes voted. However, 1 million Dems is huge turnout in a Texas primary, so there is some reason for optimism.

[Luz]

3. It was primary voting.

[Fresh_Start]

4. it was the primaries, not the actual election

no seats will flip until the election

[czarjak]

5. Plus, those rich republicans still outnumber us...

[cloudbase]

8. Yes, but the march is on,

and their time is getting shorter.

[Scoopster]

6. It was a primary.

The general election is in November. Try to keep up.

[wasupaloopa]

7. Sorry for asking

[hfojvt]

10. well you did get some information

in reply #2.

Hat tip to replier #2.

[LAS14]

9. Asking questions on DU is usually a great way to keep up....

[hurl]

11. Texas likely will not turn blue this cycle

But the good news is that we are finally starting to make the GOP spend more money and work harder to retain power. This will continue to build, and in a few cycles, the tide will turn. When that happens, the GOP's presidential aspirations will evaporate entirely, leaving only some kind of disgusting residue.