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Quinceañeras and Republican tumult

Both could inch Democrats forward in November.

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Halina Bennet
Mar 16, 2026
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Democratic candidate for Texas’s 15th Congressional District Bobby Pulido sings to Summer Love Cantu during her quinceañera party on March 14. (Photo by Pool)

The results from Tuesday’s special and primary elections did not provide answers about Democrats’ ability to flip seats in Trump country, but they offered some encouraging, if incomplete, evidence …

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