# Musk’s cash push in Texas Senate race gives Talarico an opening

https://mins.news/en/item/110107

- Bloomberg News, 2026-10-21 20:30 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-10-21/elon-musk-s-texas-senate-race-donations-play-into-james-talarico-s-hand?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6ad920da75a7df0001b141aa

> Elon Musk’s planned spending of millions of dollars to support Republican Ken Paxton’s US Senate bid is giving Democratic challenger James Talarico a potent opening to attack the role of money in politics.

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