Texas v Musk: how southern state Democrats won against the billionaire – explainer
07 Nov 2026, 03:00 AM

Texas v Musk: how southern state Democrats won against the billionaire – explainer

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Democrat James Talarico won a Senate seat in Texas, breaking a 38-year drought for his party in the Republican stronghold and delivering a stunning blow to Donald Trump. The race became one of the most expensive Senate contests in US history, with advertising spending topping $500m, according to estimates. GOP-aligned groups poured hundreds of millions of dollars into efforts to elect Ken Paxton, including substantial funding linked to multibillionaire Elon Musk, whom Talarico accused of trying to buy a Senate seat.Elon Musk’s nearly half a billion dollars in midterms spending was a flopFive dimensional chess: inside James Talarico’s extraordinary bid to break Texas Democrats’ losing streak Continue reading...
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