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Gina Hinojosa was elected the first Democratic governor of Texas in more than 30 years on Tuesday, ousting Republican incumbent Greg Abbott and catapulting a decided underdog to the helm of what has long been the nation’s most populous red state.
She will become Texas’ first Latina governor — and the first Democrat to hold the office since Ann Richards in the 1990s — following a groundbreaking victory that topples one of the nation’s most prominent Republican governors and steadfast supporters of President Donald Trump, possibly accelerating the state’s shift to an emerging battleground.
Her victory was part of an electrifying night for Democrats in Texas, where James Talarico also won election, defeating Republican Ken Paxton in the race for the U.S. Senate.
Hinojosa’s win served as validation for Democrats’ long deferred dream that demographic changes in the state would be followed by a shift in political power. It also elevates Hinojosa, a 52-year-old state legislator from a liberal Austin district since 2017, into a breakout Democratic star, even as she did not have significant support from the national party for her campaign.
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Thank fucking God! If Greg stayed Governor I was seriously going to move. I can put up with a lot but all the private school voucher and charter school shit is destroying public education. My kids and all children in Texas deserve better.
Fuck off Greg!
lololololol
Better make them wheels hot getting out of that mansion governor hot wheels
Roll your ass out of there, Abbot.
don’t worry, tech CEOs will never ever run out of ways to make life shit for everyone and blame democrats
save your tears for another day
no worries, ran out of tears quite a while ago
