As Election Day Nears, a Look at the Big Money, Tight Polls, and Closing Themes in the Texas Senate Race Between James Talarico and Ken Paxton

Texas Democrats dare to dream of victory but decades of defeat haunt their hopes again

Fort Worth retiree John Belknap is familiar with disappointment. He is, after all, a Texas Democrat.

As Election Day nears, a look at the big money, tight polls, and closing themes in the Texas Senate race between James Talarico and Ken Paxton

AdImpact Politics reports that when you add up the amount of ad spending in both the general election and the primaries, the Texas Senate race is now the most expensive non-presidential race on record — with ad spending reaching $544.5 million.

Democrats are used to heartbreak in Texas - will Talarico turn the tide?

The state's $500m Senate race may be the most closely watched in the US midterms, and is about far more than control of Congress.

Democrats are used to heartbreak in Texas - could Talarico turn the tide? - The Ghana Report

The race for a US Senate seat in Texas may prove crucial in determining which party controls Congress next year – a significant prize in its own right – but for both parties it represents so much more than that. For the Democrats, their losing streak in statewide elections now stretches back more than three […]

Democrats are used to heartbreak in Texas – will Talarico turn the tide?

The race for a US Senate seat in Texas may prove crucial in determining which party controls Congress next year – a significant prize in its own right – but for both parties it represents so much more than that. For the Democrats, their losing streak in statewide elections now stretches back more than three […]