"Texas is not for sale": James Talarico says Texas Senate win sends message to Elon Musk
Democratic victor James Talarico declared on Wednesday that his high-profile senatorial triumph over Republican contender Ken Paxton in Texas conveyed an unmistakable rebuke to tech billionaire Elon Musk, who poured vast financial resources into backing Paxton's electoral campaign, asserting emphatically that Texas is not for sale. Speaking to CBS Mornings just hours after his projected electoral victory, Talarico framed the outcome as a definitive opening to eradicate excessive corporate financing from the democratic process for good. The people of Texas delivered a crystal-clear message to…
Texas flipped to the Democrats in the 2026 midterms, according to ABC News (Australia), while CBS News reported that James Talarico won a Texas Senate race and said the result sent a message to Elon Musk. BBC News reported that a Musk political action committee gave $47 million to Ken Paxton’s campaign. Reports put Musk’s overall election spending at different totals: WKBW cited $474 million, while Winnipeg Free Press reported $445 million; the sources do not explain the discrepancy.
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