What Dan Pfeiffer has said about 2026 United States Senate election in Texas

Pfeiffer suggests the failure of massive Cornyn spending to inform voters about Paxton may discredit linear TV advertising.

“it may be the factory that ends linear political television advertising forever”

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Pfeiffer argues Paxton would have won the runoff without Trump's endorsement, citing private polling and anti-Cornyn sentiment.

“Ken Paxton was winning this primary, whether Donald Trump endorsed him or not”

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Pfeiffer argues the Talarico race is Democrats' best opportunity in a generation to win statewide in Texas.

“this is our best chance in a generation to win statewide office in Texas”

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Pfeiffer praises Talarico for directly confronting attacks, unlike Kamala Harris's 2024 approach.

“The fact that he sat down for the interview with Ed O'Keefe to take tough questions about the things he said shows the right instincts”

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Pfeiffer argues Paxton is a weaker general-election candidate than Cornyn.

“Ken Paxton is by every measure less electable than John Cornyn”

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Pfeiffer argues the national environment, candidate quality and opponent all favor Talarico more than they favored Beto O'Rourke in 2018.

“I think on all three measures, this is better for Tallarico than it was for Beto”

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