"Well, if Cornyn is the nominee, no. But if it's Paxton with all the baggage that he's got, the Democrats-, look, George Soros is spending millions of dollars a year in building the infrastructure for the Democratic Party. Democrats, a lot of thoughtful Democrats said, We gotta have Talarico as the candidate because, you know, Crockett had no chance whatsoever."
"Talarico has a history of having appeal to Republicans. He ran for the state house against an incumbent Republican in a suburban district that covered both Travis County and Williamson County, the Republican county to the north, and won, beating an incumbent Republican."
"Paxton on the other hand has so much baggage that the Democrats would pour a hundred or two hundred million dollars into the state with the hope that they can pull off something like they did in Alabama when they beat a very troubled Republican candidate and had, briefly, a Democrat senator from the state of Alabama."
Karl Rove cautioned that Democrat James Talarico poses a significant threat in Texas's 2026 Senate race should Republicans nominate Attorney General Ken Paxton over incumbent Senator John Cornyn. Talarico won the Democratic primary against Rep. Jasmine Crockett, while Paxton faces a runoff against Cornyn. Rove noted that Talarico has demonstrated crossover appeal, having previously defeated an incumbent Republican in a suburban district spanning Travis and Williamson counties. Rove emphasized that while Cornyn would win decisively, Paxton's substantial legal and political baggage could enable Democrats to invest heavily in the state and potentially replicate their upset victory in Alabama against a troubled Republican candidate.
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