Democratic Wave Cracks Texas Republican Stronghold
Texas voters turned out for Democrats, delivering a decisive defeat to Republican leaders.
James Talarico, a Texas Democrat, defeated Republican Ken Paxton by more than 12 points, a result that highlights the Democratic wave that has broken the Republican Party's hold on the state.
The Washington Examiner says the Democratic wave recently swept across the state, and Republicans lost both the Texas governorship and a U.S. Senate seat, while Texas Democrats voted in the election.
Pundits have commented on the results, and for Texas Democrats the message was plain: "Don't boo, vote."
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Original reporting
Fox News
'We didn't expect this': Texas Democrats stunned as blue wave topples GOP stronghold
Texas Democrat James Talarico toppled Ken Paxton by over 12 points as a blue wave shattered the GOP's grip on the deep -red Lone Star State.
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Youth killed Texas Republicans
Texas’s Republican establishment thought it was unshakeable. The blue tsunami that recently swept across the state proved the opposite. The wave culminated with Republicans washed out on the floor of the Capitol, having lost both the governorship and a Senate seat. For Texas Democrats, the ask was plain: Don’t boo, vote. They listened. Pundits did […]
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Facts this version was allowed to use
- James Talarico is a Texas Democrat.
- Ken Paxton is a Republican.
- James Talarico defeated Ken Paxton by more than 12 points, according to Fox News.
- A Democratic wave in Texas broke the Republican Party's hold on the state, according to Fox News.
- The Democratic wave in Texas recently swept across the state, according to the Washington Examiner.
- Republicans lost both the Texas governorship and a U.S. Senate seat, according to the Washington Examiner.
- For Texas Democrats, the ask was plain: "Don't boo, vote."
- Texas Democrats voted in the election, according to the Washington Examiner.
- Pundits commented on the results, according to the Washington Examiner.
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