It’s the best of times for the Democrats in Texas and the worst of times for the Republicans. James Talarico is the Democratic candidate for the Senate while Ken Paxton and John Cornyn are headed for a nasty and expensive three-month runoff that will culminate in a runoff election on 26 May. Cornyn has made no secret of his disdain for Paxton, deeming him a ‘dead weight’. Will it be the Alamo for Texas Republicans, their last stand as the Democrats swarm over their defences to reclaim the Lone Star state and the Senate majority itself?

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The significance of Talarico’s victory over Jasmine Crockett can hardly be overstated. She has latched onto voter confusion at precincts in Dallas Williamson counties, but her beef seems unlikely to go anywhere. Crockett, the congressional firebrand who, among other things, referred to........

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