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Democrat James Talarico could turn Texas blue for the first time since 1988 in US Senate race against Ken Paxton

Democrat James Talarico could turn Texas blue for the first time since 1988 in US Senate race against Ken Paxton

The Texas Senate race now ranks as the costliest in US history, with combined expenditure surpassing half a billion dollars, as Democrat James Talarico — a 37-year-old former middle-school teacher and one-time trainee Christian minister — closes on Republican Ken Paxton in polls ahead of Tuesday's vote.

Elon Musk has poured an extraordinary $158 million into groups backing Paxton, rattled by Talarico's national fundraising haul and overflow crowds at his events.

Talarico drew around 4,000 people to a rally in Lubbock last Tuesday — a remarkable turnout for a Democrat in a city that voted heavily for Trump.

Trump stepped back from in-person campaigning at the weekend, opting to dial into six tele-rallies rather than appear on the trail after a morning at his golf club.

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