Because you always research who you vote for.
Here's the synopsis for a local Democrat for mostly irrelevant local position (think of it like, local village official dog-walker or some shit):
Former US military (infantry officer), no obvious Leftist endorsements, many years spent as a Judo athlete, private practice attorney, no significant political experience, adequate physiognomy, official Democrat Party information page made no appeals to Culture War topics, or even really any significant political topics at all. (I live in a pretty red area)
Here's the quote for the local Republican for the same position:
Accomplishments:
Promoted diversity training for [government strata] employees
He's a multi-year incumbent. Has been either an attorney or a politician for the past 30 years. Poor physiognomy.
Just because there is an R in their name doesn't mean they aren't supporting DIE in the government.
CLEAR. THEM. OUT.
I think Texas is a targeted state, specifically because the Progressives assumed that it would be entirely in the bag for them because of immigration from both Mexico and California. Thus, the vast majority of Dems are absolutely that.
I think the Progressive Dems are kind of abandoning my state except for the hive cities and urban cores.
Dems thought wrong with their notion of the emerging Democrat majority. The author of that thesis Ruy Teixeira now constantly laments wokeness and how it has hampered his original thesis.
I myself am a Californian refugee. I would bet that after the COVID hysteria, much more California Republicans immigrated to Texas than California Democrats.