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Rehmet, a union chapter president, has largely avoided engaging with Culture War/MAGA issues, instead focusing heavily on labor, economic issues, working-class solidarity and other issues that he believes will bring over enough disaffected Republicans. Local experts say Democrats should take note.
ICYMI: This Saturday, progressive Taylor Rehmet squares off against a billionaire-funded Christian nationalist for a +17 Trump state senate seat in Tarrant County, a hub of the far right. Rehmet already over-performed, and is confident he’s on the verge of a stunning upset in a bellwether county.
In Tarrant County, a Hub for the Far Right, a Democrat Seeks a Major Upset
In a runoff election for Texas Senate District 9, which has not elected a Democrat since 1991, Taylor Rehmet is betting his pro-labor message can flip disillusioned voters.
www.texasmonthly.com
January 28, 2026 at 3:30 PM
Rehmet, a union chapter president, has largely avoided engaging with Culture War/MAGA issues, instead focusing heavily on labor, economic issues, working-class solidarity and other issues that he believes will bring over enough disaffected Republicans. Local experts say Democrats should take note.
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Part of what keeps America so violent is the insistence that people perform care, empty goodness and absolution for white men who espouse hatred and violence.
September 10, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Part of what keeps America so violent is the insistence that people perform care, empty goodness and absolution for white men who espouse hatred and violence.