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More Thoughts on the Texas Senate Race: Talarico vs Paxton
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Ken Paxton won the Republican runoff for the Texas Senate seat, defeating 24-year incumbent John Cornyn by nearly 20 points after receiving Donald Trump’s endorsement.
A post-runoff poll already shows Talarico leading Paxton by 7 points. Notably, roughly 2 million Democrats turned out for their primary compared to just 1.3 million Republicans, pointing to a significant enthusiasm gap that could define November’s results.
With Trump off the ballot, low-propensity MAGA voters have little reason to show up for Paxton, a candidate widely disliked even within his own party. Republicans already spent $90 million running attack ads against Paxton during the primary, doing the opposition research work for Talarico’s campaign.
Shifting Latino demographics in Texas, eroded Republican support among Hispanic voters following ICE enforcement actions, and Talarico’s broad cross-demographic appeal position Democrats to potentially win a Texas statewide race for the first time in over 30 years.
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