About this episode
The episode discusses the outcomes of a primary night in Texas that impacted major political careers and examines the strength of MAGA in the state.
On this episode of Texas Take, host Jeremy Wallace breaks down a primary night that ended major Texas political careers, including Sen. John Cornyn’s long run in statewide office. Joined by Gromer Jeffers of The Dallas Morning News and John Moritz of the Austin American-Statesman, Wallace digs into Ken Paxton’s victory, MAGA’s strength in Texas, and what Democrat James Talarico would need to do to compete in November. The episode also looks at other major runoff results and the generational shift reshaping Texas politics. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
People in this episode
Host: Jeremy Wallace
Guests: Gromer Jeffers, John Moritz
Topics covered
- Texas politics
- Republican Party
- primary elections
- MAGA
- Democrats
- runoff results
- generational shift
Keywords
- Texas
- Republican Party
- primary night
- Ken Paxton
- John Cornyn
- James Talarico
- politics
- runoff results
- MAGA
- generational shift
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Texas Take, Houston Chronicle, The Dallas Morning News, Austin American-Statesman
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