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 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 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 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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White says he is not surprised Talarico leads Paxton because Texans are tired of decades of one-party control.

“I think that people are sick of what's going on right now in Texas. They've been in control for 30 years”

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White calls Ken Paxton too corrupt to be returned to office.

“you really can't put Ken Paxton back in office in the state of Texas. That guy's just too corrupt”

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White argues Texas school vouchers mainly benefited families whose children were already in private school.

“the only people that were using them were people that already had their kids in private schools”

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Jesse Kelly argues only a conservative Blue Dog-style Democrat could win statewide in Texas, which today's Democratic Party would not allow.

“It's going to have to be the kind of Democrat who would never be allowed in the Democrat Party today”

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Jesse Kelly argues Paxton's primary win shows Republican senators can no longer betray primary voters without consequences.

“Sending a message to the low TGOP that we will take scalps when we are betrayed is a very important development”

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Jesse Kelly predicts James Talarico will lose and Ken Paxton will win the Texas U.S. Senate seat.

“James Tallarico is not going to win in the state of Texas. Ken Paxton is going to be the next Republican senator from the state of Texas”

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Favreau suggests the only strategy that might have helped Republicans was Trump not endorsing Paxton so John Cornyn could win the primary.

“i guess the strategy would have been donald trump not endorsing him and letting john cornyn win”

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Favreau argues Democrats should frame the race around Paxton harming Texans rather than merely his bad character.

“It is very easy to turn this into a race about what a bad person Ken Paxton is. And I think it would be a mistake to just just talk about Ken Paxton as a bad person”

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Vietor says Paxton's leaked admission that he doesn't control his campaign is especially damaging in an anti-incumbent year.

“I don't control my campaign. It's controlled by Washington in the most anti-incumbent year ever”

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Vietor argues that even a Talarico debate on Fox News would be on hostile terrain because Fox is part of the MAGA media apparatus.

“Fox News is Fox News. And they are an extension of the MAGA media machine”

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Lovett argues Paxton's refusal to debate while trailing shows a lack of confidence, since challengers normally seek debates.

“even from behind, usually the winning candidate, the candidate ahead is not the one demanding an opportunity to have a big stage in which they face the opponent”

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James Talarico says his statement that God is non-binary was intentionally provocative and meant God cannot be defined by human categories.

“i was being intentionally provocative with that statement but what it means is that god can't be defined by human categories”

The Megyn Kelly Show: Jill Biden's OBVIOUS Lies, and the Spencer Pratt Momentum, with Jesse Kelly, Damilare Sonoiki and Stepfanie Tyler | Ep. 1328 (May 29, 2026) · Listen from 46:01