The Texas Democrats’ great escape act is still limping along, but the shine is wearing off fast. These self-styled heroes of “saving democracy” are starting to sound less like freedom fighters and more like contestants on a bad reality show where the prize is… going home in defeat.
Remember, this whole fiasco started when they bolted the state to block Republican redistricting plans — the same kind of plans Democrats ram through without blinking when they’re in charge. But in this case, the script was flipped: Republicans were doing it, so suddenly it was “corruption” and “an existential threat to America.”
The getaway plan was cute at first — private flights, selfies, fundraising pleas. But now? The fuel is running low. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton just slammed the door on one of their biggest lifelines by winning a court decision barring Beto O’Rourke’s Powered for People group from bankrolling their little hideout or fundraising for them. No more easy money for lattes, catered dinners, and “resistance” photo ops.
This is how Democrats drew my Congressional district in Maryland a few years ago so they could maximize their representation in Congress.
Spare me the fake outrage. They’re just pissed about Texas because Republicans have finally started playing the Democrats’ game. pic.twitter.com/CJHPz4Twc2
— L A R R Y (@LarryOConnor) August 5, 2025
Even the liberal media is getting tired of the act. “Meet the Press” host Kristen Welker actually pressed Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker on his own party’s hypocrisy over redistricting. He had no real answer, just the political equivalent of shrugging and mumbling something about “values.” When even your usual cheerleaders start asking awkward questions, it’s not a good sign.
🚨 WOW! NBC’s Kristen Welker of all people called out JB Pritzker right to his face on how badly gerrymandered Illinois is – he had absolutely nothing to say in response. pic.twitter.com/LLqBlkfEzX
Every group that grades the fairness of congressional maps gives Illinois an F and…
— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) August 10, 2025
And then there’s Gene Wu. Oh, Gene. If his latest public whimper is any indication, the end of this little stunt is near. He’s out here insisting, “Our democracy, our nation, the American dream is gone… it’s toast” unless these lawmakers keep hiding out. Imagine declaring democracy dead because you lost a vote in your own state legislature. It’s political melodrama on par with a soap opera death scene.
But Wu didn’t stop there. He painted a picture of life on the run that sounds less like principled defiance and more like a mid-tier Airbnb review. “We’re doing our absolute best to hold on,” he moaned. “It’s not easy. We have lots of expenses, lots of fees. People are calling in bomb threats… harassing our families… trying to break into people’s houses.” Then, in the same breath, he claims they’re just working-class folks struggling paycheck to paycheck. Never mind that he’s a practicing attorney. Apparently, “working class” now includes six-figure salaries and political donors on speed dial.
Texas Rep. Gene Wu, who looks like he’s aged about 10 years in the last week, has what can only be seen as a cry for help on MSNBC as the entire narrative of “we’ll stay as long as it takes” collapses.
“We’re doing our absolute best to hold on. And it’s not easy. And like you… pic.twitter.com/Aj4TZTPtZt
— DeVory Darkins (@devorydarkins) August 11, 2025
The subtext here isn’t subtle: he’s laying the groundwork for surrender. When they inevitably slink back to Austin, it won’t be because their little protest fizzled out — no, it’ll be because the “evil Republicans” forced them to return. The story will be that they “fought as long as humanly possible,” not that they folded because the hotel bills stopped getting paid.
My lawsuit in the Texas Supreme Court against the ring leader of the derelict Democrats in the Texas House goes to the next level.
Closer to consequences for Texas Democrats running away from their duties and spending the summer in California and Illinois. pic.twitter.com/bWlmhPMTL7
— Greg Abbott (@GregAbbott_TX) August 12, 2025
Meanwhile, the people they supposedly represent? They’ve been left with a legislature in gridlock and zero progress on the issues that actually affect their daily lives. That’s the part they won’t talk about — because the only constituency that really matters to these runaways is the one on Twitter, hitting the like button on their latest victim monologue.
They wanted to be remembered as martyrs. Right now, they’re in danger of being remembered as the punchline.
