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Every rural Texas county shifted left this year

Original: "Republicans have always depended on rural # Texas to keep them in power. But this year, every single # rural county shi

Republicans have long relied on rural Texas to keep them in power, but this year every rural county in the state shifted toward Democrats, with 13 counties flipping from red to blue. Among them is Brewster County, the largest in Texas by area and home to Big Bend National Park, which had backed Trump. Commenters are treating the shift as a significant warning for a party used to counting on rural voters there.

Why now: A surprising electoral swing across all rural Texas counties is being read as a potential threat to Republican dominance in the state.

RepublicansTexasBrewster CountyBig Bend National ParkDonald Trump

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• "Republicans have always depended on rural # Texas to keep them in power. But this year, every single # rural county shifted to the left & 13 flipped from red to blue... Brewster County, geographically the largest in the state & the home to Big Bend National Park... the # Trump… · ZhiZhu@newsie.social

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