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Time MagazineJames Talarico just accomplished what no other Democrat in Texas has done in three decades: winning a statewide race. “We just took back Texas,” said Democrat Senator-elect James Talarico, following an outcome that ended what had become one of the longest winning streaks in U.S. politics. “We just proved that all the money in the world is no match for the people of Texas,” Talarico said. “We just showed that a politics of division is no match for a politics of love.” Talarico beat Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton on Tuesday night in a contentious race for a Texas Senate seat. For many Texas Democrats, the win is vindication in a longheld belief that demographics in that state were destiny. Democrats have argued for years that Texas wasn’t as Republican as election results suggested, but rather a state with so many non-voters that a Democrat could win with the right candidate and message. This cycle proved them correct. Click the link in bio to read more.
On the profile · Nov 4, 2026