Democrats set a turnout record in Texas, so is this the year it turns blue?

[Dulcinea]

(NPR) In another positive sign for Democrats in this midterm election year, close-to-final turnout numbers in Texas show the Democratic Senate primary had the highest number of people voting in it than for any other primary for statewide office in Texas' history.

More than 2.3 million votes were cast in the primary in which state Rep. James Talarico defeated U.S. Rep. Jasmine Crockett. Nearly 2.2 million Republicans voted in this year's Senate primary, which is headed for a runoff between incumbent Sen. John Cornyn and Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton.

That eclipsed the 2.2 million who voted in the 2024 Republican Senate primary.

https://www.npr.org/2026/03/13/nx-s1-5745932/texas-primary-democrats-turnout-talarico-crockett

[Aristus]

1. Every year is the year Texas turns blue.

Until it suddenly doesn't.

Hope springs eternal...