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Texas Democrats Finally Cash a Senate Promise That Had Gathered Dust Since 1988
· New York time
Democrat James Talarico defeated Republican Ken Paxton in the Texas Senate race, CBS News projected, giving Democrats their first Texas Senate victory since 1988. The result flips a seat the party had long sought and gives it a major win in a state where Republicans have held the advantage in statewide contests for years. Talarico addressed supporters after the result, declaring that his party had taken back Texas. The victory brings a tangible result to a political promise that has survived many cycles of hopeful maps and impatient donors. For years, Democrats could point to the size of Texas and imagine a breakthrough. This time they have a Senate seat to point to as well. Republicans, meanwhile, must account for losing a statewide contest they would ordinarily expect to defend. One result does not settle every future Texas election, but it changes the starting point for the next assessment. A seat is no longer merely a possibility on a strategist's slide; it is a job Talarico has won. The state remains large enough to make any party's claim of permanent ownership sound optimistic. Campaign professionals can now update their maps, their forecasts and perhaps the date on the presentation about the coming Democratic breakthrough. The voters have already supplied the part the presentation was waiting for.
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