Waving Cane in the Lone Star State

About this episode

Henry Olsen discusses the Texas Senate runoff and primary results with guest Scott Braddock.

Texas is known for super-sizing every endeavor, so amid another hyper-polarized election season you can bet on a spectacle with an ensemble cast down south. Scott Braddock of Quorum Report joins Henry this week to give us the inside scoop on the Cornyn-Paxton Senate runoff and a close look at the characters vying for redrawn House districts around the major metro areas. Plus, Henry examines this week's primary results, paying special attention to the victory for polarization — evidenced by Thomas Massie's decisive defeat at the president's behest on the one hand, and the big win in PA-03 by new Squad member Chris Rabb on the other.

People in this episode

Host: Henry Olsen

Guest: Scott Braddock

Topics covered

• Texas politics
• Senate runoff
• House districts
• primary results
• polarization
• election season

Keywords

• Texas
• Senate runoff
• Cornyn
• Paxton
• primary results
• polarization
• Chris Rabb
• Thomas Massie

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Texas, PA-03

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