About this episode
The episode discusses the implications of Ken Paxton's election win for Texas Democrats and the potential for flipping the U.S. Senate seat.
We here on the Find Out Podcast are a big fans of Democrats winning elections and we couldn't be happier with this week's news that Attorney General Ken Paxton (R-TX), who was endorsed by Trump, won his runoff election, unseating the incumbent U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) as the Republican nominee. Why are we excited about this? Because Paxton, who has been impeached by the Republican Super Majority in the Texas state legislature for embezzlement, busted for an extramarital affair and is generally hated by Cornyn voters and his fellow Texas Republicans, this creates an excellent opportunity for State Rep. James Talarico (D-TX) to finally flip Texas Blue. The last time Texas Democrats came close to flipping this seat was in 2018 when U.S. Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) narrowly defeated Rep. Beto O'Rourke (D-TX) by 2.6%. On this episode, we'll make the case for why someone like Paxton is worse than Cruz. Talarico's ability to communicate effectively with religious Christian voters, coupled with Hispanic and Latino voters turning on Trump in large numbers, makes this a must watch race that could help the Democrats win the U.S. Senate this year. We'll also discuss why conviction is the…
Topics covered
- Texas elections
- Democratic strategy
- Republican candidates
- voter demographics
- political commentary
Keywords
- Ken Paxton
- John Cornyn
- James Talarico
- Texas elections
- Democrats
- Republicans
- voter turnout
- universal health care
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Organizations: Democrats, Republicans, Netflix
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