Democrats turn on the cash spigot for Talarico, but is it enough?
Progressive policy ambitions meet practical realities as Americans weigh costs and consequences.
National Democrats finally found Texas on a map. After spending nothing on the Senate race all cycle, Senate Majority PAC launched a digital ad for James Talarico, hitting Ken Paxton over a plea deal. That timing is the real story.
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National Democrats are turning on the cash spigot in Texas in hopes of pushing Senate nominee James Talarico across the finish line, despite not spending anything in the race to date. Senate Majority PAC launched a digital ad in Texas on Tuesday morning homing in on a plea deal that Attorney General Ken Paxton negotiated […]
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National Democrats finally found Texas on a map. After spending nothing on the Senate race all cycle, Senate Majority PAC launched a digital ad for James Talarico, hitting Ken Paxton over a plea deal. That timing is the real story. They're not showing up because they believe in Talarico. They're showing up because the polls scared them.
Talarico has been running as a local boy who cares about Texans. But his record says otherwise. He's a progressive with the policy wish list to match, and national money doesn't wash that away. Texas voters have seen this act before. A party that ignores them for months and then parachutes in with ads at the end doesn't respect them. It's desperation, not momentum.
The ad attacks Paxton, but Paxton isn't on the ballot. Talarico is. And if the best argument is "the other guy is close to Paxton," you're not giving anyone a reason to vote for your candidate. Talarico needs to defend his own record. So far he'd rather hide behind a digital buy and hope Texans don't look too close.
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