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What challenges await James Talarico and Ken Paxton in Texas Senate election 70%
5/29/2026, 1:58:50 AM
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Are y'all ready to take back Texas?
>> [cheering]
>> Are y'all ready to beat Ken Paxton?
>> Texas' Democratic nominee for US Senate,
James Talarico, didn't hold back against Republican State Attorney General Ken Paxton at a Houston rally last night.
The two are now facing off in the general election following Paxton's primary runoff win earlier this week.
Talarico says his campaign raised more than $3 million in the 24 hours after
Paxton defeated long-time GOP Senator John Cornyn.
Talarico also says he's aiming to quote end 30 years of one-party rule in Texas.
CBS's Ed O'Keefe asked him how he plans to do that.
>> We're bringing people together across all those divisions, party, race, gender, religion, culture, all those things that divide us. We're uniting Texans to take on that broken corrupt system so we can take power back for our communities.
>> CBS News Political Director Fin Gomez joins us now.
So, Fin, Talarico and Paxton both face challenges ahead of this election.
What do they each need to focus on?
>> Well, Texas hasn't elected a Democrat statewide, Lindsey, since 1994.
So, right away we know that Talarico is climbing a very steep steep hill during this this cycle, no question.
But that $3 million in 24 hours tells you that the energy there in that campaign is
real, even though if he's getting some of that money from out of state. But there is a rush right now in this period
on both ends to define Talarico, who's a relative political neophyte. You know, he's 37, a former public school teacher, seminarian.
That that's a profile that Texas Republicans think can play well in places like the suburbs, the exurbs, and even in rural counties in Texas.
But and and if you look at the Republican side, they're they're quickly trying to to define him from some of the comments he made in the past that were that showed a very progressive side of Talarico. But right now it's like, you know, everyone's rushing to define him.
And and this is also important because O'Rourke is trying to convince those parts of the Republican coalition from last cycle like Latino voters who drifted towards Trump in 2024. He's rallying to try to get them back on the Democratic column.
But whatever the result here, Lindsey, what's crucial here is that a few months ago Now most Republicans and Democrats that I speak to believe that Texas is very much in play. Especially the Senate race.
>> What about California? We've got primaries for governor and Los Angeles mayor.
What are you watching for there?
>> Yeah, so this is you know, getting a lot of attention. It's a it's a wide open post Gavin Newsom field in in this gubernatorial field.
No clear frontrunner, but you know, and remember under California's top two their jungle primary the top two finishers kind of like a reality show frankly advance to the November ballot regardless of party.
So that's really the story to watch. The two to really watch right now that's Javier Becerra a Democrat former HHS secretary under Joe Biden former attorney general general in California.
He's gotten a late surge after Eric Swalwell dropped out of the race and he's trying to trying to get that sort of establishment centrist lane. And then also on the Republican side it's the former Fox News commentator Steve Hilton who's also risen in that lane.
And it could be one of these situations Lindsey because the Democratic vote is splintered across multiple candidates here.
that it could be a Republican and a Democrat it could be two Republicans maybe maybe in in in certain scenarios.
ultimately this has become a very big race a lot of attention. So has the LA mayoral with Spencer Pratt really representing sort of that outsider candidate that a lot of people across the political landscape are looking for.
So, we're keeping an eye on that one.
His his campaign against Karen Bass.
So, some big big races there out west in California, Lindsey.
>> All right, Fernando Mesa. We know you'll be following them. Thanks.
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