🚨GOP has SHOCK LOSS in TEXAS ELECTION on Saturday Night!!!

What this episode is about

In a surprising turn of events, Democratic candidate Taylor Remmit has won the Texas State Senate District 9 special election, defeating ultra MAGA Republican Lee Whamsgans in a district previously favored by Trump. This outcome—Remmit securing 56% of the vote to Whamsgans' 43.7%—marks a significant shift in a seat that had not elected a Democrat since 1991, signaling potential challenges ahead for Trump and the Republican party in future elections.

Key takeaways

• In a plus7 Trump district, Taylor Remmit shows that kitchen table issues can turn the tide for Democrats.
• Donald Trump's endorsement backfires spectacularly—when 'ultra MAGA' meets reality, voters prefer pragmatism.
• Taylor Remmit's victory isn't just a win; it's a signal that culture wars may be losing their grip.
• Even red Texas can't ignore skyrocketing costs—affordability trumps ideology in the election playbook.
• Lee Whamsgans’s defeat reveals voters are tired of the 'culture war'—they want representatives who focus on real issues.

Who speaks in this episode?

• Taylor Remmit (Guest) · 3 min speaking
• Lee Whamsgans (Guest) · 1 min speaking
• Donald Trump (Guest) · 1 min speaking
• Gina Hanosa · 1 min speaking

What is discussed, and when

1. 0:00 – 3:00: Taylor Remmit, Donald Trump, New York Times, Fort Worth
2. 3:00 – 6:00: Taylor Remmit, Donald Trump, Fort Worth, Lee Whams Gans
3. 6:00 – 9:00: Taylor Remmit, Tarant County, Dan Patrick, Dr. Jack Abbott
4. 9:00 – 12:00: Taylor Remmit, Lee Whams Gans, Texas Majority Pack, George Soros
5. 12:00 – 14:47: Fort Worth, Dr. Jack Abbott

Notable quotes from "🚨GOP has SHOCK LOSS in TEXAS ELECTION on Saturday Night!!!"

• Taylor Remmit, who is a veteran, a union leader, and a fighter for working Texans and ran on that platform right there, will go on to win. Here's what we're reporting right now on the Midas Touch.

  about Taylor Remmit · at 0:54

• House race in Texas offers Republicans a warning. A state senate runoff on Saturday in the Fort Worth suburbs in around the Tarant County area will preview whether a backlash…

  about Tarant County · at 2:20

• Initial special general election held on November 4th. The seat became vacant earlier when longtime Republican state senator Kelly Hancock resigned in 2025 to become the acting Texas controller.

  about Kelly Hancock · at 5:09

• Home in Texas, you already know the truth. Your property taxes keep going up. Here's why. Greg Abbott and Dan Patrick have spent years prioritizing their billionaire donors and…

  about Dan Patrick · at 8:21

• Running a campaign of whining and grievance and culture war. Here she is saying millions in dark money fuels this Democratic race. It's all the Democratic dark money. Here, play this clip.

  about Lee Whams Gans · at 10:43

• This is Gina Hanosa. Texans know her very well. And she says, Voters in Fort Worth fought back against the takeover in their school district and voted Taylor Remed in historic numbers. Now we have to take that energy into the.

  about Fort Worth · at 12:06

Who and what is mentioned in this episode?

People

• Taylor Remmit — Person · Referenced candidate / projected winner · 8 mentions · first at 0:18
  Central figure of the segment: described as the Democratic candidate projected to win and flip Texas State Senate District 9, with messaging focused on affordability and property taxes.
• Donald Trump — Person · Referenced political figure / endorser being criticized · 5 mentions · first at 0:03
  Portrayed as personally endorsing the Republican candidate and then being 'repudiated' by the result; used as the foil for the segment's argument about MAGA weakness.
  Trump district. Lee Whamsgans is an ultra MAGA candidate. Throughout the weekend, Donald Trump has been endorsing Lee Wham's gans, saying, Vote for her.
• Lee Whams Gans — Person · Referenced opposing candidate / election loser · 4 mentions · first at 0:25
  Presented as the 'ultra MAGA' Republican candidate in Texas SD-9 who lost despite Trump's endorsement; her campaign is characterized as culture-war focused and alleging 'dark money.'
• Dan Patrick — Person · Referenced state official (endorsed/mentioned by Trump; criticized in messaging) · 2 mentions · first at 4:18
  Appears in Trump’s endorsement post as a political ally needing a 'strong conservative Republican' in SD-9; also included in Remmit’s critique of Texas leadership on school funding/vouchers.
• Dr. Jack Abbott — Person · Referenced state official (criticized in candidate messaging) · 2 mentions · first at 8:26
  Mentioned in Taylor Remmit’s argument that Abbott prioritized donors/vouchers and underfunded public education, contributing to higher property taxes.
  Home in Texas, you already know the truth. Your property taxes keep going up. Here's why. Greg Abbott and Dan Patrick have spent years prioritizing their billionaire donors and…
• Kelly Hancock — Person · Referenced former officeholder (seat vacancy cause) · 1 mention · first at 5:15
  Explains why the special election occurred: he resigned the SD-9 seat in 2025 to become acting Texas Comptroller (as stated in the transcript).
• George Soros — Person · Referenced donor figure (used in opponent's allegation) · 1 mention · first at 11:17
  Mentioned only via Lee Whams Gans’ claim that Soros made direct contributions funding Democrats; used as part of a 'dark money' narrative.
  Democrat party and that it is funding nearly twothirds of Democrat Taylor Remed's campaign. It also reveals over $7 million in George Soros direct contributions. Check it out…

Companies & orgs

• Texas Majority Pack — Company · Business focus · 1 mention · first at 11:06
  A partner of the Texas Democrat party, funding a significant portion of Taylor Remmit's campaign.
  This morning's Texas Voice article entitled Dark Money Fueling Democrat Efforts in Texas. It reveals the millions of dollars raised by Texas Majority Pack, a partner of the…

Places & events

• Fort Worth — Place · Setting · 5 mentions · first at 2:26
  The city where the Texas State Senate District 9 special election took place, highlighting its political significance.
• Tarant County — Place · Setting · 4 mentions · first at 2:28
  The county encompassing Fort Worth and its suburbs, central to the election's outcome.

Media & podcasts

• New York Times — Media · Referenced work · 2 mentions · first at 2:17
  Profiled the tight state house race in Texas, providing national attention to the election.
  MAGA and I guess ultra magga is going the way that ultra maga is going. Big ultra loser. Now, in the past week, this state senate district race was profiled by the New York…

Full transcript with timestamps

0:00 A major upset just unfolded in Texas and Donald Trump is panicking. On Saturday, a special election was held for state senate district number nine. It was a runoff special election and we can now project that the Democratic candidate Taylor Remmit will flip Texas State Senate District 9 and will go on to defeat the MAGA Republican candidate Lee Whams Gans. This is a plus7 Trump district. Lee Whamsgans is an ultra MAGA candidate. Throughout the weekend, Donald Trump has been endorsing Lee Wham's gans, saying, "Vote for her.

0:45 You must vote for her. Get out and vote Texas." This is a strong rebuke against Donald Trump and MAGA Republicans. Taylor Remmit, who is a veteran, a union leader, and a fighter for working Texans and ran on that platform right there, will go on to win. Here's what we're reporting right now on the Midas Touch Network. Major upset alert. Democrat Taylor Remmit has just been projected the winner of the Texas Senate District 9 special election, flipping a district that went plus 17 and hasn't elected a Democrat since 1991.

1:24 Trump personally endorsed Lee Whamsgans and spent days hyping this race. end. MAGA Republican Lee Whams Gan loses. The Democratic candidate Taylor Remmit goes on to win. Take a look right here. And it wasn't even all that close. The Democrat, when we called this race, had 56% of the vote. The MAGA Republican candidate had 43.7% of the vote. Again, Lee Whamsgan says that her in her bio that she's a Christian, a wife, a mama bear, a proven conservative, she says running for Texas's state senate district 9 uh to put Texans first. She said she's ultra MAGA and I guess ultra magga is going the way that ultra maga is going. Big ultra loser. Now, in the past week, this state senate district race was profiled by the New York Times. A tight state house race in Texas offers Republicans a warning. A state senate runoff on Saturday in the Fort Worth suburbs in around the Tarant County area will preview whether a backlash against

2:33 conservative social policies will give Democrats a chance again. Taylor Remitt said in response to that article two days ago, "We're in the New York Times. Voters are fed up with extremist agendas that prioritize culture wars over doing what's best for Texans. On Saturday, we will flip this seat and get to work fighting for the issues that actually matter to you. Here was the very gloomy scene at Lee Whams Gan's uh election event. It was not a party. It ended up turning into a tragedy for Lee Wam's Gans, but a celebratory event for the rest of Texas as her culture war ultra magist extremist agenda was rejected.

3:19 She goes, "We'll be back in November because this was a special election next November. Uh, this seat is up for reelection again." But it seems that Taylor Remmit really connected with the constituents in this Fort Worth suburbs area. Um, and I think he's going to do a good job. Um, Donald Trump this past weekend was saying the following on his social media platform. Lee Whamsgans, a Republican running for state senate in the suburbs of Fort Worth, Texas, will be a great candidate and has my complete and total endorsement. Thank you for your attention to this matter, DJT. He posted that January 30th, 2026. He then said, "I'm asking all America First Patriots in Texas's 9inth State Senate District to please make a plan and get out to vote on election day Saturday, January 31st, for a phenomenal candidate, Lee Whamsgan. She's a highly successful entrepreneur, an incredible supporter of our movement to make

4:18 America great again. My very good friend, Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick, needs a strong conservative Republican in state senate district 9. Keep Texas red. The radical left Democrats are spending a fortune to beat a true MAGA warrior, Lee Whams Gans. You can win this election for Lee, who has my complete and total endorsement. Please make a plan to get out to vote. And you see right there, Donald Trump repudiated. And just to give you some procedural history of Texas State Senate District 9 without getting into the weeds, it covers parts of Tarant County.

4:53 It's the Fort Worth and northern suburb areas like Keller, South Lake, North Richland, Hills, and that surrounding area. The reason that you had this runoff is because no candidate received a majority over 50% of the votes in the initial special general election held on November 4th. The seat became vacant earlier when longtime Republican state senator Kelly Hancock resigned in 2025 to become the acting Texas controller. So you had that first special election in November. No one got to 50%. So there was the runoff that took place on Saturday night, Saturday, January 31st.

5:36 And Taylor Remmit will go on to win. Take a look at Taylor Remmit's watch party right here and you'll see uh the celebratory nature as we can declare Taylor Remmit will go on to win here. Play this clip.

5:59 All right, y'all. Hey, I want to say thank all of you so so much for being a part of this campaign. We still have more WORK TO DO.

6:10 BUT RIGHT, BUT RIGHT NOW WE ARE celebrating that we worked [screaming] so hard and we have to follow the results. We have to continue to have our energy. We have a lot of a lot more work to do.

6:24 And I did not do this alone. I did it because of all of you showing up. [screaming]

6:27 Yeah. And I know that this energy will propel us forward, not just in this race and other races. Keep up the energy and let's celebrate.

6:56 Now, if you want to know how did Taylor Reett flip a plus7 Trump district blue, an ultra mega district blue, well, he focused on affordability. He focused on the kitchen table issues that Americans care about. And that's what we're seeing across the country right now. For example, here was one of the ads that was run um about the uh about this race. Let's play this clip. To Taylor Remmit, Tarant County is more than a place. It's a promise. But skyrocketing prices and property taxes are pushing that promise out of reach. It's time to vote in a leader who gets it cuz he lives it. Taylor Remed for Senate.

7:37 Taylor's a local vet who served honorably and came home to build F-35s. A working man who will stand up to corporations ripping off the little guy.

7:45 The special election for Senate District 9 in Taran County is headed to a runoff.

7:50 Remedit for Senate. Voting starts January 21. Here is Taylor Remmit right here talking about how Republicans promise property tax relief. Texans pay more every year. When the state underfunds public education and diverts billions to a voucher scam, homeowners foot the bill. As your state senator, I'll lower taxes by fully funding schools and putting Texas first. Watch this. Republicans keep campaigning on empty promises about property tax relief. But if you own a home in Texas, you already know the truth. Your property taxes keep going up. Here's why. Greg Abbott and Dan Patrick have spent years prioritizing their billionaire donors and voucher scams instead of funding our public schools. In 2023, the governor held public education funding hostage, forcing school districts to do more with less. And in 2025, Greg Abbott finally pushed his voucher plan through a scheme projected to cost up to 7 billion over

8:52 the next 5 years. That's billions of dollars diverted away from our public schools. So, when the state refuses to pay its share, the local school districts are left with only one option. shift the costs on to homeowners. That means higher local tax rates and bigger property tax bills for families. Even as politicians claim they're cutting taxes, it doesn't have to be this way. If the state fully funds public education, school districts don't have to lean on local property taxes just to keep the lights on. I'll fight to fully fund our schools at the state level so that families aren't taxed out of the homes they grew up in. That's what being Texan is about. Taking care of each other, not passing the bill down to working families. I'm Taylor Amed and I'm running to lower the cost and bringing tangible property tax relief to Texas.

9:44 Early voting starts January 21st. Make a plan to vote. Then Taylor Remed was running ads like this. My mom always said to never talk about money at the dinner table, but this race is all about money. cutting costs, lowering property taxes, and reducing reducing health insurance expenses. Here's what he had to say. Here, play this clip. Growing up, my mom always told me not to talk about money at the dinner table. Well, sorry, Mom. Because this campaign is all about money. It's about how much we get in our paychecks, how much we spend on groceries and health insurance, how much we pay in property taxes. So, while my opponent helps billionaires get richer, I'm fighting for you. I'm Taylor Rette and I'm running for Texas Senate District 9 to make Texas work for you.

10:35 I'm Taylor Ramett's mom and I approve this message. Next, you had Lee Wham's gans just running a campaign of whining and grievance and culture war. Here she is saying millions in dark money fuels this Democratic race. It's all the Democratic dark money. Here, play this clip. Finally, the truth is being published in this morning's Texas Voice article entitled Dark Money Fueling Democrat Efforts in Texas. It reveals the millions of dollars raised by Texas Majority Pack, a partner of the Texas Democrat party and that it is funding nearly twothirds of Democrat Taylor Remed's campaign. It also reveals over $7 million in George Soros direct contributions. Check it out for yourself. The article is in the comments, friends. Over 26,000 Senate District 9 Republicans haven't voted.

11:30 Run, don't walk to the polls tomorrow, Saturday, January 31st, and vote in this special election. Only you have the power to keep Texas sane and free.

11:42 And here's, I think, a great uh graphic that really shows what this race was all about. Taylor Remmit, proud to serve. Lee Whams gans paid to hate. Paid to hate right there. I want to share this with you as well. This was after the runoff was announced back in November. And I think this highlights it well. This is Gina Hanosa. Texans know her very well. And she says, "Voters in Fort Worth fought back against the takeover in their school district and voted Taylor Remed in historic numbers. Now we have to take that energy into the runoff." So, this video was from last November um when the uh runoff was declared. The runoff was held January 31st on Saturday. Here, let's listen to what Gina had to say back in November.

12:32 Play this clip. Holy cow, Fort Worth, you did it. You put Taylor Remet in first place in the special election for Texas Senate. Nobody, I mean, nobody thought that this would happen. Moms, dads, teachers, school communities, you weighed in. You pushed back against the takeover of your neighborhood public schools. And you have a chance to grow your force and to push back and to elect a senator who will fight to take back your neighborhood public schools. There will be a runoff in this special election in the next couple of months. and you have a chance to elect a champion for you, for your kids, for your neighborhood public schools. Go to the comments, sign up, volunteer, donate to help Taylor Reette win in this Senate election.

13:32 Thank you. So, a massive rebuke against Trump. And as we think towards the midterms right now, as we think about the Texas Senate race, as we think about that could easily go Democrat right there. Right. As you think about the congressional races, those five seats that I think Trump and Governor Abbott, MAGA, Republican Governor Abbott thought that they were going to pick up, they've now shrunk the margins throughout Texas and now created lots of districts that are more competitive in their own mind to try to add more Republican districts.

14:08 But as we see here, if you're a plus7 Trump district, if you're a plus 17 Republican district, that's likely going to flip to Democrats in the midterms. So, this seems to all be heading for a historic wipeout against MAGA Republicans in the midterms. So, there you have it, folks. We'll keep you posted every step of the way. Remember, hit subscribe to our YouTube channel. We appreciate you so much. Thanks for watching. Thanks for watching. Be sure to add the Midas Touch podcast on Apple Podcast, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcast for new updates every single day.

Questions about this episode

Who speaks in "🚨GOP has SHOCK LOSS in TEXAS ELECTION on Saturday Night!!!"?

Taylor Remmit (Guest), Lee Whamsgans (Guest), Donald Trump (Guest), Gina Hanosa.

What is "🚨GOP has SHOCK LOSS in TEXAS ELECTION on Saturday Night!!!" about?

In a surprising turn of events, Democratic candidate Taylor Remmit has won the Texas State Senate District 9 special election, defeating ultra MAGA Republican Lee Whamsgans in a district previously favored by Trump. This outcome—Remmit securing 56% of the vote to Whamsgans' 43.7%—marks a significant shift in a seat that had not elected a Democrat since 1991, signaling potential challenges ahead…

What is mentioned in this MeidasTouch episode?

11 people, works and ideas are mentioned, including Taylor Remmit, Donald Trump, Fort Worth, Lee Whams Gans, Tarant County, New York Times. Each one on this page links to its own page with every episode that mentions it.

How long is "🚨GOP has SHOCK LOSS in TEXAS ELECTION on Saturday Night!!!"?

The episode runs 15 min; the transcript is about 2,200 words in 24 timestamped sections.

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