即将卸任的共和党副州长将该党败选归咎于选民对生活成本高企和燃油价格上涨的不满
作者：兰登·米恩 | 福克斯新闻
发布时间：2026年11月12日 美国东部时间晚上9:49 | 更新时间：2026年11月12日 美国东部时间晚上10:38
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即将卸任的得克萨斯州副州长丹·帕特里克在播客中表示，民主党拿下联邦参议院席位、州长职位和得州众议院后，该州“变成了紫州”。
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即将卸任的得克萨斯州共和党副州长丹·帕特里克周四承认，在民主党所谓的“蓝潮”席卷全州、拿下州长职位、一个联邦参议院席位和得州众议院后，这个“孤星之州”已“变成紫州”。
在他最新一期的《丹副州长播客》中，帕特里克承认得州的政治格局正在向左转，但他并未像其他许多人那样宣称该州已变成蓝州。
“目前，我会说它是紫州，”他表示。“我们此前一直稳赢，人们都觉得这是个红州。但这次，民主党选民的投票率超过了共和党。不过真正起到决定性作用的是独立选民——那些不会在共和党或民主党初选中投票、只会在大选中投票的选民。
“几乎每一次选举，我们都能赢得这些选民的支持。但这次我们没做到。他们未来是否会继续把票投给民主党？两年前，他们几乎全投给了那位总统；四年前，他们几乎全投给了[州长]格雷格·阿博特、我自己和其他共和党人。所以我不会说我们是蓝州，但眼下我们确实成了紫州。
特德·克鲁兹称，民主党横扫全州席位后，“蓝海啸”席卷了得州
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即将卸任的得克萨斯州副州长丹·帕特里克承认，“孤星之州”已“变成紫州”。（阿尔·德拉戈/彭博社/Getty Images资料图）
“这场选举潮涉及诸多因素，从上到下，从华盛顿到得州以及其他共和党失利的州，”帕特里克补充道。
“我会说，有这么一群选民，他们愿意根据自身感受以及对执政者的态度，在每一次选举中改变投票选择。所以我们不是蓝州，但我们必须加倍努力，确保在2028年、2030年和2032年不会沦为蓝州。”
帕特里克参选连任但输给了民主党候选人维姬·古德温，他是民主党蓝潮冲击下失利的共和党人之一。寻求第四个任期的阿博特在连任竞选中输给了民主党人参议者吉娜·伊诺霍萨，得州总检察长、联邦参议院候选人肯·帕克斯顿则输给了民主党人詹姆斯·塔拉里科。此次民主党在该州及全美传统共和党票仓都斩获了巨大席位。
民主党拿下了得克萨斯州所有全州级选举席位，终结了共和党对该州数十年的控制——这些席位曾被视为共和党稳拿的“铁票仓”，只剩参议员特德·克鲁兹仍是唯一执掌全州级选举职位的共和党人。
特朗普对肯·帕克斯顿的押注落空，民主党人在得州联邦参议院选举中上演历史性逆袭
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民主党拿下了得克萨斯州所有全州级选举席位，终结了共和党对该州数十年的控制。（杰森·福奇曼/休斯敦纪事报资料图）
帕特里克表示，共和党在2024年赢得过的一些地区和选民群体那里流失了选票，包括里奥格兰德河谷和年轻选民。他和总统唐纳德·特朗普、副总统JD·万斯以及其他共和党领导人一样，将上周该党糟糕的选情主要归咎于选民对生活成本高企和伊朗战争导致燃油价格飙升的不满。
据美国汽车协会（AAA）的数据，目前汽油价格同比每加仑上涨约83美分，该机构周四公布的全国平均油价为每加仑3.91美元，而一年前为3.08美元。
“当时全国上下爆发了一股浪潮、一场海啸，人们纷纷表示‘我养不起家，付不起账单，甚至连给我的车加油都做不到’，”帕特里克表示。
“这种情绪几乎到了不管我们传递什么信息都不管用的地步。人们心生不满，我理解这种感受。”
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得州州长格雷格·阿博特连任竞选输给民主党人吉娜·伊诺霍萨，得州总检察长、联邦参议院候选人肯·帕克斯顿则输给了民主党人詹姆斯·塔拉里科，这是该州民主党大获全胜的一部分。（奇普·索德维拉/Getty Images资料图）
“人们可能在文化议题或政策议题上与你达成共识，但如果他们连买日用品都负担不起，就不会把票投给你，”他补充道。
帕特里克还承认，中东战争推高了燃料成本，但他拒绝谴责特朗普袭击伊朗的决定。
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“我完全支持总统的决定。如果情报显示伊朗即将研制出核武器，若他不采取行动，我们可能就会陷入第三次世界大战，或者以色列已经被夷为平地，”帕特里克表示。
“所以我支持总统的做法，但现实是这确实产生了影响。”
Dan Patrick concedes Texas ‘turned purple’ after Democrats’ historic blue wave
Outgoing GOP lieutenant governor attributes party’s losses to voter frustrations over affordability, rising fuel prices
By Landon Mion | Fox News
Published November 12, 2026 9:49pm EST | Updated November 12, 2026 10:38pm EST
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Outgoing Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick says in podcast that the state “turned purple” after Democrats flipped a U.S. Senate seat, captured the governor’s office and the Texas House.
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Outgoing Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, a Republican, acknowledged Thursday that the Lone Star State “turned purple” after Democrats’ so-called blue wave swept statewide races and flipped the governor’s office, a U.S. Senate seat and Texas House.
During his latest episode of the “Lt. Dan Podcast,” Patrick acknowledged that Texas’ political makeup is shifting left but stopped short of saying the state had turned blue after many others had described it as now a blue state.
“Right now, I’d say it’s purple,” he said. “We’ve been winning consistently, and people see it as a red state. But this time, the Democrats turned out more of their Democrat voters than Republicans turned out of their voters. But what really made the difference were the independent voters, the voters who don’t vote in Republican or Democrat primaries. They only vote in general elections.
“For almost every election, we’ve been winning those voters. We didn’t win them now. Will they stay voting for Democrats in the future? Two years ago, they almost all voted for the president. Four years ago, almost all voted for [Gov.] Greg Abbott, myself and the other Republicans. So, I wouldn’t say we are a blue state, but we’ve turned purple for this moment.
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Outgoing Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick acknowledged that the Lone Star State “turned purple.”(Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images, File)
“The wave election, a lot of factors involved from the top down, from Washington down to Texas and all the other states where Republicans lost,” Patrick added.
“I would say it’s a group of voters who are willing to change their vote election to election depending on how they feel and how they feel about who’s in charge. So, we’re not a blue state, but we’re going to have to work too hard to be sure in ’28 and ’30 and ’32 we don’t become one.”
Patrick, who ran for re-election but lost his race to Democrat Vikki Goodwin, was among the Republicans hit by Democrats’ blue wave. Abbott, who was vying for a fourth term, lost in his re-election bid to Democrat Gina Hinojosa, and Texas Attorney General and U.S. Senate candidate Ken Paxton was defeated by Democrat James Talarico as part of huge Dem gains in the state and across the country, including in other traditional GOP strongholds.
Democrats won every statewide race in Texas, bringing an end to decades of Republican control in contests that had once been considered sure bets for the GOP and leaving Sen. Ted Cruz as the only Republican holding statewide elected office.
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Democrats won every statewide race in Texas, bringing an end to decades of Republican control.(Jason Fochtman/Houston Chronicle, File)
Patrick said Republicans lost voters in places and demographics they had gained in 2024, including the Rio Grande Valley and young voters. He joined President Donald Trump, Vice President JD Vance and other Republican leaders in attributing the party’s disastrous showing last week primarily to voters’ frustrations over affordability and the Iran war, which has caused soaring fuel prices.
Gas prices are about 83 cents per gallon higher than a year ago, according to AAA, which listed the national average at $3.91 per gallon on Thursday, compared with $3.08 a year earlier.
“We were in a tidal wave, a tsunami that washed across the country where people just said, ‘I can’t afford to feed my family. I can’t afford to pay my bills. I can’t even afford to fill up my car or truck,’” Patrick said.
“It was almost to the point where, no matter what our message was, it didn’t matter. People were unhappy, and I get it.”
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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott lost his re-election to Democrat Gina Hinojosa and Texas Attorney General and U.S. Senate candidate Ken Paxton was defeated by Democrat James Talarico as part of huge Democrat gains in the state.(Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images, File)
“People can agree with you on cultural issues or policy issues, but it doesn’t mean they’re gonna vote for you if they can’t afford groceries,” he added.
Patrick further acknowledged that the war in the Middle East has increased the cost of fuel but refused to denounce Trump’s decision to attack Iran.
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“I totally support the president on that. If they had intelligence that Iran was gonna get a nuclear weapon, we could be in the middle of World War III if he didn’t take action, or Israel could have already been blown off the map,” Patrick said.
“So, I support what the president did, but the reality is that had an impact.”
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