# Could Texas turn blue? James Talarico challenges the Republican establishment

https://mins.news/en/video/126942

- France 24 English, 2026-11-03 10:51 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=agRRA_Qqt5A

> In a state long dominated by Republicans, Democratic Senate candidate James Talarico is carrying hopes of a once-unlikely shift toward the Democrats. The former teacher and Presbyterian seminarian has done well in polls against Republican Ken Paxton, whose legal troubles have overshadowed his campaign after a long tenure as state attorney general.

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