Voters Celebrate Midterm Election Results Outside Elon Musk’s Austin Compound
Party buses filled with voters from across Central Texas pulled up in front of Elon Musk’s Austin compound as people gathered to celebrate after a historic midterm election, cbsaustin.com reported.
Dozens of people gathered at the gates to mark record-breaking voter turnout statewide and push back against wealthy transplants. Before this election cycle, the last Democrat elected governor of Texas was Ann Richards in 1990, and the last Democrat elected to the U.S. Senate from the state was Lloyd Bentsen in 1988.
We’re proud of Talarico, we’re proud of the people who are there, we are proud of Gina Hinojosa,
Austinite Jorge Renaud said during the gathering. And we have to be careful how we govern, I think. But right now we’re partying. We’re partying and celebrating.
San Antonio resident Jennifer Boylston noted that she had been working on the change since the 70s and 80s.
This morning I woke up and I wanted to celebrate the huge change that we have made in this nation,
Boylston said, reflecting on decades of advocacy dating back to the 1970s and 1980s.
Messaging at the Gates
JJ Ramirez, an organizer with Vocal Texas, addressed the crowd outside the tech executive’s property.
I mean we’re putting out a message that like Elon Musk, these billionaires who have moved to Austin who are passing anti-homeless laws can’t buy our elections,
Ramirez said. No matter how much money they have, people power wins with love every time. And so our message today is come out and party, have a good time, remind Elon that no matter how much, how many $400 million he dumps into our elections the power of the people will overwhelm him always.
Attendees danced and chanted outside the compound while Austin police officers maintained a presence to supervise the gathering, which remained peaceful. The event eventually concluded with food, music, and a piñata.
We want to see the Texas Legislature push policies that actually address homelessness, housing, healthcare, harm reduction, services that actually are solid in compassion and care, and not sweeps, not harmful measures,
Ramirez said.
