The incumbent was cursed by Trump’s endorsement. While Trump has steadily maintained that “affordability” is a Dem “con job”, the newly elected mayor’s winning message has been to make things more affordable for Miami residents
Nobody in America is buying Trumps bullshit. Its actually really funny how unpopular hes become suddenly.
The conservative-leaning district, which covers parts of Clarke and Oconee counties, has been under Republican control since 2019. The winner Gisler previously ran in 2024, but received less than 40% of the vote. for this special election in 2025, Gisler made affordability a key focus of his campaign, and was able to get 50.9% of the votes
a 31 point swing Democrat Taylor Rehmet won a special election for the Texas state Senate on Saturday, flipping a reliably Republican district that President Donald Trump won by 17 points in 2024. Rehmet, a labor union leader and veteran, easily defeated Republican Leigh Wambsganss, a conservative activist, in the Fort Worth-area district. With almost all votes counted, Rehmet had a comfortable lead of more than 14 percentage points. "This win goes to everyday working people," Rehmet told supporters.
I had no idea about this election or who this dude was, so I’m interested in learning about how he ran his campaign and what his messaging was
