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'Stench' of MAGA desperation exploding in key GOP stronghold
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to reporters as he departs for travel to Texas to tour areas affected by deadly flash flooding, from the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., July 11, 2025. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
The Price of Trump’s Texas Loyalty Test
A Republican Stronghold Starts Sweating
Texas Republicans have not lost a statewide race since the 1990s. Yet two cited polls place Democratic Senate nominee James Talarico narrowly ahead of Attorney General Ken Paxton, while a Republican fundraising vendor floods inboxes with Paxton appeals. The volume reportedly climbed…
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