In the end, it wasn't particularly close. Democrats in last night's Texas Senate primary decisively chose their fighter for November: James Talarico, a 36-year-old state lawmaker who looks'and sounds'like a youth pastor. At certain moments, the primary between Talarico and Representative Jasmine Crockett felt ugly. Online, supporters slung insults and accusations of racism. Crockett had harsh words for Talarico's allies, and her campaign was hostile to the press, which it demonstrated by kicking me out of a rally. But all of that drama was just a small taste of what's coming next. On the right, the primary between incumbent Senator John Cornyn and Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is heading to a runoff, which likely promises nearly three months of nastiness. 'The second wave is going to be a bitch,' Chris LaCivita, a top adviser to President Trump's 2024 campaign who is working for an independent group supporting Cornyn, wrote on X, tagging Paxton. On the left, Talarico now faces...
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