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James Talarico on the Rage Economy, Billionaires and Flipping Texas

Our interview with James Talarico, the Democratic nominee for Senate in Texas.

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“The work will continue long after this campaign, whether we’re successful or not,” Mr. Talarico said in his interview on “The Daily.”
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Talarico Kicks Off Campaign Tour of Texas as Senate Election Looms

The Democratic candidate invoked a rallying cry from the TV show “Friday Night Lights” as he began his final campaign push before the Nov. 3 election.

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James Talarico speaking in Plano, Texas, the first stop on his campaign tour, on Sunday.
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US Chamber of Commerce endorses Paxton over Talarico

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce announced it endorsed Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton over Democrat James Talarico in the state’s battleground Senate contest ahead of the 2026 midterm elections. “The choice is clear in Texas. Attorney General Ken Paxton has been a defender of free enterprise and the pro-growth policies that empower American businesses to…

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Paxton Hits the Road, Looking to Rally Texas Republicans

Ken Paxton’s bus tour of Texas comes as polls have shown the race for Senate is increasingly close. His rival, James Talarico, is scheduled to kick off a similar tour on Sunday.

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Ken Paxton kicked off a campaign bus tour with a stop in Rockwall, Texas, on Saturday morning.
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Talarico compares campaign to biblical David

Democrat James Talarico compared his campaign to biblical figure David, saying he was “going up against our own Goliaths,” ahead of his battleground contest against Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton in November’s elections. “We are going up against our own Goliaths, those billionaire mega-donors, those corporate PACs, the entire Washington, D.C., establishment,” Talarico said at…

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Trump: No regrets endorsing Paxton because ‘Cornyn would have lost’

President Trump said he had no regrets after endorsing Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton over Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) in the Texas Senate GOP primary, claiming the incumbent “would have lost.” The president doubled down on his decision in an appearance on Newsmax’s “Finnerty,” when asked if he had second thoughts. “No, because I think…

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