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Dems Have a Shot at Flipping TEXAS! — Here's Why

This week’s Substack LIVE conversation with Chris Cillizza is a dive explainer on what happened in the Texas primary elections.

Here’s what Chris and Matt discuss:

— Texas primary election results 2026: James Talarico defeats Jasmine Crockett in the Democratic U.S. Senate primary, while John Cornyn and Ken Paxton head to a brutal May 26 runoff

— Republican civil war ahead: $100M+ already spent, more bloodletting coming — is Paxton the nightmare nominee for GOP, or can Cornyn pull off the comeback with Trump help?

— A big trend? Democrats chose unity over combativeness: Talarico’s…

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