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Democrat James Talarico Forges Ahead in New Texas Poll

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A new poll shows one of Donald Trump’s most despised political foes overtaking the Trump-backed MAGA candidate in a crucial Senate race. Democrat James Talarico, 37, has given Democrats their strongest shot in years of flipping a U.S. Senate seat in Texas, where he’s facing Republican Ken Paxton, 63, the state’s controversial attorney general. A New York Times poll taken last month showed him neck and neck with Paxton, a Trump ally who spoke at the “Stop the Steal” rally in D.C. before the Capitol riots of Jan. 6, 2021, and was backed by Trump over incumbent Sen. John Cornyn. Read more at The Daily Beast.

First report: Exclusive: Mama’s Boy Talarico Appears To Have Broken Texas Election Law — thefederalist.com, 14d