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Talarico rallies Texas Senate supporters after new outside spending for Paxton

Texas Democrat James Talarico rallied supporters after filings showed Elon Musk gave $158 million to a Senate Republican group that backed a PAC supporting Republican Ken Paxton.

Democratic Texas Senate candidate James Talarico rallied supporters in San Marcos after federal campaign filings showed Elon Musk contributed $158 million to the Senate Leadership Fund. The group gave the same amount to Texas PAC, which supports Republican candidate Ken Paxton, according to ABC News' Associated Press report.

Talarico compared his campaign to David facing Goliath. The race could help determine control of the U.S. Senate.

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  1. ABC News — Talarico compares his campaign to the biblical David after GOP invests over $158M against him ↗