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Talarico leads Paxton in Texas Senate race, Secretary of State data shows
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The Daily Beast, The Independent and The New Republic report that Democrat James Talarico is ahead of Republican Ken Paxton in the Texas Senate race, citing data from the Texas secretary of state’s office. The New Republic notes the results are not yet certified, though all 5,303 polling locations were reporting. Talarico’s 4,397,474 early votes exceed Paxton’s 4,249,373 total votes, according to that data. Texas set an early-voting record, with the outlets giving figures of about 7 million to 7.7 million early voters. The Independent and The New Republic note that Talarico would be the first Democrat elected to the Senate from Texas since 1988.
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Democrat James Talarico leads Republican Ken Paxton in the Texas Senate race, according to Texas secretary of state data.
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Talarico received 4,397,474 early votes, more than Paxton’s 4,249,373 total votes, according to Texas secretary of state data.
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The New Republic reports that votes had been reported from all 5,303 polling locations, though results are not yet certified.
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Talarico would be the first Democrat elected to the Senate from Texas since 1988.
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Did 7.7 million Texans vote early?
The Independent, citing KHOU 11, reports a record 7.7 million early voters. The New Republic reports 7.4 million Texans voted during early voting, and The Daily Beast says over 7 million cast early ballots.
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The Daily Beast, The Independent and The New Republic all report that Talarico led Paxton in early and total votes, citing Texas secretary of state data. Their main difference is tone: The Daily Beast frames the result as a humiliation for MAGA, while the other two stay closer to vote figures.
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Headlines lead with early-vote totals and a Republican defeat; The Daily Beast frames it as a humiliation for MAGA, the most pointed of the three.
Texas went so blue Talarico got more early votes than Paxton got in total
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crushing midterm defeatblue tsunamiscandal-plaguedBrutal New Humiliation
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crushing midterm defeatMore neutral: midterm defeat
The adjective adds drama about the scale of the loss beyond the vote figures given.
Ruby red Texas went so blue during the GOP’s crushing midterm defeat that Democrat James Talarico got more early votes than Republican Ken Paxton…
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blue tsunamiMore neutral: a strong Democratic showing
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Talarico defeated Paxton with more than 5.4 million votes in a blue tsunami that hit their state and other reliably Republican states such as Iowa and Kansas.
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scandal-plaguedMore neutral: attorney general
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…showed up to vote in the midterms, carrying Talarico to an easy victory over the scandal-plagued attorney general in a state that has not elected a Democratic senator since 1988.
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Brutal New HumiliationMore neutral: Republicans suffer a defeat
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MAGA Faces Brutal New Humiliation in Deep Red State
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MAGA Faces Sensational language“Brutal New Humiliation”The words add drama and judgement about how Republicans feel, beyond the reported vote results.More neutral: Republicans suffer a defeatDisagree with this highlight? in Deep Red State
James Talarico defeated his MAGA opponent Ken Paxton in deep-red Texas based on early votes alone, new data shows . More than 9 million Texans showed up to vote in the midterms, carrying Talarico to an easy victory over the Loaded modifier“scandal-plagued”The label pre-judges the attorney general before the reported vote result is discussed.More neutral: attorney generalDisagree with this highlight? attorney general in a state that has …
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Texas went so blue Talarico got more early votes than Paxton got in total
Senator-elect James Talarico and Governor-elect Gina Hinojosa in Texas defeated Republicans in an election upset
- The New RepublicFar Left
James Talarico Won Texas Before Election Day Even Started
Democrat James Talarico didn’t just win big in Texas’s Senate race—he won before Election Day. According to data from the Texas secretary of state’s office , Talarico got 4,397,474 votes in early voting—more than the 4,249,373 votes that his Republican opponent, Texas Attorney …
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- The New RepublicFar LeftNov 5, 11:04 AM EST
- The IndependentLeftNov 5, 8:46 PM EST
- The Daily BeastFar LeftNov 5, 9:23 PM EST
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