Texas Democrats just pulled their biggest stunt yet. Over 50 lawmakers ran away from their own state to avoid doing their jobs. They fled to Illinois like cowards instead of facing a fair vote on new congressional maps.
The whole thing is about redrawing district lines before the 2026 elections. Republicans want to add five more GOP seats to Congress from Texas. Democrats know they will lose fair and square, so they decided to throw a tantrum and leave town.
Here’s the really crazy part that has everyone talking. These Democrats ran straight to Illinois for protection. Illinois has some of the most rigged, unfair maps in the entire country. The state is famous for cheating with gerrymandering to help Democrats win.
Legal expert Jonathan Turley called out this stunning hypocrisy. He pointed out how Democrats are crying about fair maps in Texas. Then they run to hide in a state that has the most crooked district lines anywhere. You can’t make this stuff up.
Illinois Governor JB Pritzker welcomed these runaway Democrats with open arms. He even called President Trump a “cult leader” and “dictator” for supporting the Texas redistricting plan. This is the same guy who runs a state where Democrats rigged the maps to guarantee 14 Democrat seats and only 3 Republican seats.
The Texas Legislature needs two-thirds of members present to conduct business. By running away like children, Democrats are blocking the entire legislative process. They are literally abandoning the people who elected them to serve.
President Trump pushed for these new maps because Texas keeps growing with conservative Americans. The current districts don’t reflect how red the state really is. Democrats know they are losing ground, so they chose to flee instead of fight.
This embarrassing display shows exactly what’s wrong with today’s Democratic Party. When they can’t win through honest democracy, they run away and hide. Meanwhile, they have no problem with rigged maps when it helps them win in liberal states like Illinois.
