'Drown out the critics’: DNC Chair Ken Martin talks historic TX win against Trump-backed candidate
MSNBC·2026-02-01 14:40
The political landscape is looking very different this mororning. On Saturday, a major Democratic upset took place in a Texas a state senate election runoff. Democrat Taylor Remmitt was declared the winner over Republican Lee Wamsgams by double digits in the state's deep red ninth district that President Trump previously won by 17 points in 2024.Remit is a 33-year-old local union leader and first-time candidate whose race caught outsized attention after he overperformed in November's election, triggering a ...