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TRUTH MATTERS PERSPECTIVE TruthMatters News | @truthmatternews 🇺🇸 TRUMP WON TEXAS BY 14 POINTS. TWO YEARS LATER, A DEMOCRAT WON BY 12. DOES THAT PROVE ELECTION FRAUD? A viral post claims Democrats stole the 2026 elections and blames Senator John Thune. Its central evidence? A dramatic 26-point change in Texas voting margins. The shift is real. But a surprising election result is not, by itself, evidence of a stolen election. WHAT THE RESULTS SHOW In 2024, Donald Trump carried Texas by approximately 13.7 percentage points. In 2026, Democrat James Talarico defeated Republican Ken Paxton in the U.S. Senate race by approximately 12.1 points, according to reported results. That’s a 25.8-point change in the Republican-versus-Democratic margin. But it does NOT mean 25.8% of voters necessarily switched parties. Different candidates, different turnout, and different election conditions can produce substantially different margins. HERE’S WHAT ELSE MATTERS. Texas experienced a broader Democratic shift across multiple statewide races. Republican Governor Greg Abbott also lost his reelection bid to Democrat Gina Hinojosa. More than 9.8 million Texans voted, a record for a Texas midterm election. These results deserve serious examination—but they cannot be explained solely by comparing one Senate race with a presidential election two years earlier. KEY PERSPECTIVES 🔹 Election-integrity advocates: Significant electoral changes deserve transparent records, independent audits, and investigation of documented irregularities. 🔹 Election administrators: Claims of fraud must be tested against ballots, voter records, tabulation procedures, and legally established audit requirements. 🔹 Voters: Americans deserve explanations of changing turnout, candidate differences, and public priorities—not assumptions about criminal conduct. WHAT ABOUT THE CLAIM THAT JOHN THUNE IS RESPONSIBLE? The post does not identify an action by Thune that caused fraudulent ballots to be cast or counted. Disagreement over federal election legislation is not evidence that a senator participated in stealing an election. HERE’S THE IMPORTANT DEVELOPMENT. Texas has not yet completed its final statewide canvass. The state also requires post-election auditing procedures and provides legal mechanisms for recounts. Those are the processes through which election records can be examined. TRUTH MATTERS PERSPECTIVE Election integrity matters whether Republicans or Democrats win. If investigators identify unlawful votes, investigate them. If audits uncover discrepancies, examine and correct them. If officials violate election laws, hold them accountable. But if an election produces an unexpected result, that alone does not establish fraud. The question isn’t whether the outcome surprises us. It’s whether the evidence supports the reported votes. Demand transparency. Examine the records. Follow the evidence. Because public confidence in elections requires accurate voting systems AND accurate information about their results. 🇺🇸 Not Right. Not Left. Straight Ahead. We don’t inflame. We inform. SOURCES Fox News / Associated Press — Texas 2026 election results: foxnews.com/elections/2026/m… Texas Secretary of State — 2026 canvass and recount deadlines: sos.texas.gov/elections/laws… Texas Election Code — Post-election audits: tcss.legis.texas.gov/resourc… #TruthMatters #ElectionIntegrity #TexasElections #FactChecking #WeThePeople nitter.gq/truthmatternews?s=11