Is Taylor Rehmet's surprising special election win in Tarrant County a sign of things to come for Deomcrats in November? Political scientists aren't so sure.

The union leader and aircraft mechanic has received national attention since advancing from the first round of voting in November.

WASHINGTON — Democrats notched a shocking upset victory Saturday when they flipped a Fort Worth-area Texas state Senate seat blue for the first time since 1992, defeating a President Trump-backed candidate.

Democrats call the upset a warning sign for the GOP, saying Rehmet's victory shows voters are rejecting Republican policies even in longtime strongholds.

Rep. Pete Sessions (R-Texas) is blaming his party’s loss in Saturday’s special election for a Texas state Senate seat on a winter storm in the Lone Star State. Democratic candidate Taylor

Democrats call the upset a warning sign for the GOP, saying Rehmet's victory shows voters are rejecting Republican policies even in longtime strongholds.

Democrats saw hope and a turning point in Taylor Rehmer‘s victory over Republican candidate Leigh Wambsganss in a special election for Texas’s District 9 Senate seat this weekend. Democrats portrayed the win as a referendum on the Trump administration and a harbinger of a potential midterm blue wave,