US EditionElectability and Enthusiasm: How the Texas Senate Primaries Are Testing the Direction of Both Parties
Texas Senate primaries involve $92.8 million in ad spending as Republicans test establishment versus insurgent appeal and Democrats debate electability strategies.
- Across Texas, early voting began Tuesday for the high-profile U.S. Senate primaries next month, exposing fault lines as Texas voters cast ballots.
- The GOP contest pits establishment, insurgent and generational forces against each other with John Cornyn, Ken Paxton and Wesley Hunt, while President Donald Trump has withheld an endorsement.
- AdImpact found $92.8 million total ad spending, with $58.9 million by Republican groups and $2.3 million for Crockett, according to the data.
- No candidate clearing the 50% benchmark could trigger a late-May runoff, and some Republicans warn a Paxton nomination could cost the party $200 million to defend the seat.
- Despite narrow margins, pollsters note that 'Texas is still a red state,' as Talarico's viral Late Show clip drew over 2.7 million views and a $2.5 million fundraising day, highlighting the Democratic electability debate.
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Electability and enthusiasm: How the Texas Senate primaries are testing the direction of both parties
In Texas, a pair of US Senate primaries set for early next month have emerged as an early gauge of the direction of both political parties and sparked a sharp debate over what it will take to win the reliably Republican state in November.
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