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James Talarico announces record-breaking $64 million fundraising haul in Texas Senate race
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Key Points:
- Texas Democratic Senate candidate James Talarico raised a record-breaking $64 million in the third quarter, surpassing any Senate candidate's fundraising in that period, bringing his total to $134 million since announcing his run.
- Republican opponent Attorney General Ken Paxton raised $18 million in the same quarter, with substantial GOP support despite his fundraising struggles and controversies.
- Recent polls show Talarico holding a slight lead over Paxton, with Talarico emphasizing economic issues and addressing conspiracy theories during a CNN town hall, which Paxton declined to attend.
- Paxton is launching a two-week bus tour ahead of early voting, which begins Monday in Texas, as the race intensifies in a state where Democrats have not won a Senate seat since 1988.
- The race follows the GOP primary upset where Paxton defeated incumbent Senator John Cornyn, with national figures like former President Trump campaigning heavily for Paxton.
