Drew Landry

“Democrats still need to go out and earn votes,”

Drew Landry · said date not stated · reported 2026-11-05

Landry said Democrats still need to go out and earn votes to build on their rural gains.

“They didn’t want to talk about data centers or the economy, and this was the one instance where the answer was staring them right in the face and for the first time in 30 years, they missed.”

Drew Landry · said date not stated · reported 2026-11-05

Landry said Republicans failed to address data centers and the economy, missing an answer that was right in front of them for the first time in 30 years.

“Usually the Republicans have a lot of momentum going into these rural areas to where it wouldn’t matter what Democrats say,”

Drew Landry · said date not stated · reported 2026-11-05

Landry said Republicans usually have momentum in rural areas regardless of what Democrats say.

“That’s what Democrats have always needed in a place like out here.”

Drew Landry · said date not stated · reported 2026-11-05

Landry commented on Talarico winning nearly 41% of the vote in Lubbock County, the last time a Democrat hit 40% there being Ann Richards in 1990.

“Republicans were really trying everything to gin up support, but they didn’t want to talk about the big issues, and they paid the political price for it.”

Drew Landry · said date not stated · reported 2026-11-05

Landry said Republicans tried to gin up support but avoided big issues and paid a political price.

“This tells us that you can’t take rural Texas for granted,”

Drew Landry · said date not stated · reported 2026-11-05

Landry said James Talarico's rural Texas performance should serve as a warning call to Republicans.

“Whatever has been done here could either be expanded, or it can be completely reset come 2028.”

Drew Landry · said date not stated · reported 2026-11-05

Landry said the rural gains could be expanded or completely reset by 2028.