# Election Edition: Will Democrats Finally Turn Texas Blue?

https://mins.news/en/video/84650

- NBC News, 2026-10-03 13:00 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6WDuhyUm6go

> Texas has long been the Republican Party’s deep-red stronghold and a seemingly unreachable goal for Democrats. But political observers see an opening this midterm cycle. Most polls put Democratic state Rep. James Talarico a few points ahead of Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton in the Senate race, while Democratic state Rep. Gina Hinojosa is surprisingly close to incumbent Republican Gov. Greg Abbott despite being outspent.

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