Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, a man far too concerned about what’s happening in women’s bathrooms than just casual curiosity would deem necessary, has made a proclamation: Patrick: Democrats are 'coming for us' I hate when he steals our super-secret playbook. Pointing to major Democratic wins in Virginia earlier this month, the high-ranking Republican from Houston told fellow party members in Waco Thursday they have a challenging election year ahead of them and the GOP should take nothing for granted, reports the Waco Tribune. “Recently in Virginia, Republicans turned out in record numbers, but it made no differences.