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Ken Paxton’s victory for the Republican nomination and a big shift among Hispanic voters have put a Senate seat within reach.
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The Texas primary runoffs are over and November election matchups are set in major contests, like one for the U.S. Senate, as the results deliver lessons for both parties.
Latinos helped Texas Democrats set the new record for a primary, but the state has been a white whale for the party for decades.
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Frank Luntz said the GOP advantage in the Lone Star State is "shrinking and shrinking."
"Turn Texas blue" has been more of a punchline than a battle cry in the Lone Star State lately, but Democrats' enthusiastic turnout in Tuesday's Senate primary has given them hope for November. Why it matters: In counties across Texas, Democratic voters made up a dramatically larger percentage of the electorate than in 2024 — with big increases in hot battlegrounds such as mostly Hispanic South Texas and the well-off suburbs of North Texas. Zoom in: Democrats and what appeared to be a significant number of crossover voters were drawn to the polls by the combination of two popular Democratic contenders for the U.S. Senate, a particularly nasty race on the GOP side, and the usual X factor — President Trump . James Talarico's win over…
The signs are familiar: an unpopular Republican president, well-funded Democrats and anecdotes of disaffected G.O.P. and independent voters.
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Days after their win in a state Senate race, reports of a racially charged comment roil the U.S. Senate primary contest.
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