Texas Democrat James Talarico defeated Ken Paxton in a historic U.S. Senate flip, as national Republican leadership navigates internal friction following significant midterm setbacks.
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Texas Democrat James Talarico defeated Ken Paxton in a historic U.S. Senate flip, as national Republican leadership navigates internal friction following significant midterm setbacks.
Ken Paxton doesn't think he's to blame for his crushing defeat, losing a US Senate seat in Texas that had been in Republican hands for over 30 years to Democrats, Daily Mail can reveal. Republicans woke up "in shock" Wednesday morning after they got hit with the biggest midterms wave in 50 years. Within hours, that shock was turning into rage.
Texas Senator-elect James Talarico wants Democrats to abolish the Senate filibuster when they take control of the chamber, calling it a “Jim Crow relic” that prevents elected majorities from governing.
Axios reported the story as "House Republicans swing from "shock" to fury." Daily Mail US reported the story as "Blame game explodes in Texas after total GOP midterms wipeout: Now Ken Paxton turns on Trump… as insider says: 'Any cowboy can figure out what really happened'."
3 sources have covered this story, including Daily Mail US, Axios and The Daily Wire. The earliest reporting in the cluster landed about 4 hours ago.
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