As the dust settles from the 2025 election night, Democrats are celebrating what they call a comeback. They managed to capture the governorship in Virginia and retained control in New Jersey’s gubernatorial race and New York City’s mayoral office. However, labeling this as a “referendum” against Donald Trump or the Republican party may be overstating the case. The residents of these regions will have to live with the outcomes of their decisions, and for New Yorkers, this may prove to be particularly significant. Meanwhile, Republicans can find solace in the continued conservative stronghold of Texas.

In contrast to Virginia’s support for a Democratic candidate with controversial views, Texas voters decisively turned away from a Democratic candidate who endorsed political violence against opponents. Texas State Representative Jolanda Jones came in third in a special all-party primary election to fill the seat of the late Representative Sylvester Turner, who passed away in March after only two months in office. The leading candidates in the race were Harris County Attorney Christian Menefee and former Houston City Councilwoman Amanda Edwards, both Democrats. Jones’ defeat means she will not advance to the runoff election between Menefee and Edwards.

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In the aftermath of the assassination of Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk, Jolanda Jones addressed CNN’s Erin Burnett on October 22 about the subject of redistricting.

Previously, in an August appearance on Don Lemon’s podcast, Jones had likened Texas’s GOP-driven redistricting efforts to the Holocaust. Her aggressive rhetoric, including a “go across your neck” comment, proved to be too much for voters in Texas’s 18th Congressional District.

While voters in Virginia were rewarding a Democrat candidate who openly advocated for the murder of his political opponent and his children, Texas voters soundly rejected their own Democrat candidate, who also had openly endorsed political violence against those with whom she disagrees. Texas State Rep. Jolanda Jones finished third in an all-party primary special election to succeed the late Rep. Sylvester Turner (D-TX), who died after just two months in office back in March. The top vote-getters in the race were Harris County Attorney Christian Menefee and former Houston City Councilwoman Amanda Edwards, both are Democrats. Jones’ defeat eliminates her from a runoff election between Menefee and Edwards. 

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Fresh off the assassination of Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk, Jolanda Jones had this to say to CNN’s Erin Burnett on October 22 on the subject of redistricting:

So, if you hit me in my face, I’m not going to punch you back in your face, I’m going to go across your neck, because we can go back and forth fighting each other’s faces. You’ve got to hit hard enough where they won’t come back. And so, yeah, for the same way I went to New York and spoke with Governor Kathy Hochul and said if they’re going to try to wipe us out in Texas, we need to wipe out every Republican in New York, in California, in Illinois, so no one can make me feel bad about fighting for the people that I represent.

Texas Proposition 15 in a minute that would establish a right for parents to make decisions regarding their child’s upbringing and care.

Stupid that we have to vote on this.
Even in Texas. pic.twitter.com/wzmh6Z2P6m

— Alan Billman (@alanbillman) November 5, 2025

Back in August, during an appearance on Don Lemon’s podcast, Jones compared the Texas GOP-leaning redistricting to the Holocaust. But the “go across your neck” reference was rightly a bit too much for voters in Texas’s 18th Congressional District. 

There were 17 propositions on the ballot, and voters in the Lone Star State passed all of them. Among those were several property tax exemptions, such as Proposition seven, which would amend the state constitution to exempt all or part of the market value of a house belonging to the surviving spouse of a veteran who died from a service-related disease. Proposition 11 would increase the property tax exemption from $10,000 to $60,000 on the value of a home belonging to an elderly or disabled person. Proposition 12 focused on making changes to judicial oversight policies, including the process for sanctioning and removing judges.

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But Texans proved that common sense was alive and well by overwhelmingly passing Proposition 15, 69.87 percent to 30.13 percent, which affirms that “parents are the primary decision makers for their children.” They also passed by a margin of 71.95 percent to 28.05 percent Proposition 16, which simply states that “persons who are not citizens of the United States” cannot vote in Texas.

As residents of Virginia, New Jersey, and New York contemplate possible escape from those Democrat bastions, the good people of Texas should let them know that they are welcome, but their blue state buffoonery is not.

Texas, I ask for your vote TOMORROW‼️

Yes, Tuesday, November 4th, 2025.

If you want to amend the Texas Constitution to require citizenship in order to vote, vote YES to Texas Proposition 16.

1️⃣ ✅ YES to Proposition 16

“A voter must be a US citizen.”

YES to 16

📍Texas pic.twitter.com/aTFHAA77k7

— ThePersistence (@ScottPresler) November 3, 2025

The Schumer Shutdown is here. Rather than put the American people first, Chuck Schumer and the radical Democrats forced a government shutdown for healthcare for illegals. They own this.