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tanyev

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9. This is great, but it would be nice if voters paid enough attention to prevent them from winning in the first place.

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Sun May 3, 2026, 07:48 AM

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ETA: Getting real tired of the cycle where cons take office and break everything, competent people get elected as a result and spend all their time fixing the mess the cons created, only for a new set of cons to get elected based on their complaints about how long it’s taking to fix the mess.

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RESULTS from Texas: Voters just ousted 3 conservative incumbent school board members tonight [View all] In It to Win It Sunday OP

Real people dislike the Talibornagain pfitz59 Sunday #1

Or Nazis. AZ8theist Sunday #2

And people REALLY don't like chaos in their schools. pat_k Sunday #3

I'm sick of Fox acting like the Department Of Education is theirs. Initech Sunday #18

Fuck Moms 4 Liberty and fuck TPUSA! Initech Sunday #17

So the Cons were elected and Now they're Cha Sunday #4

Good news! liberalla Sunday #5

Cypress-Fairbanks ISD did the same thing last November. cloudbase Sunday #6

Thanks for posting this. LAS14 Sunday #12

Important malaise Sunday #7

It may seem like small potatoes, but this is an omen and a half. Vinca Sunday #8

This is great, but it would be nice if voters paid enough attention to prevent them from winning in the first place. tanyev Sunday #9

Exactly. LisaM Sunday #14

Wow. That seems like a dead republican canary in a coalmine. Scrivener7 Sunday #10

Kick dalton99a Sunday #11

Any other such stories?? Post them, please. nt LAS14 Sunday #13

We have a new democratic mayor in Pearland, TX as of yesterday. TBF Sunday #16

These are all usually red areas as well. ananda Sunday #15

Good BlueWaveNeverEnd Monday #19

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