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Texas Democrats smell blood in the water. They see polls showing that Texas AG Ken Paxton (R) is ahead of Sen. John Cornyn (R) in the Texas Senate primary next year and know that Paxton might be too much, even for Texas. Former representative Colin Allred (D) is already in, and has statewide recognition from his previous Senate run. And now, Texas state Rep. James Talarico (D) has jumped in as well, forcing what could be a nasty Democratic primary. A spokesperson for Talarico declined to explain Talarico's decision.
It is likely that the DNC and DSCC will soon openly come out for Allred and start sending money his way to make it clear to Talarico that he will have to fight the entire Democratic Party to get the nomination. If the Democratic establishment tells all the big donors to pony up for Allred and stay clear of Talarico, that could send him a message. (V)