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Texas Democratic Senate candidate
raised a record-breaking $64 million in three months — more than any Senate candidate ever in the third quarter — his campaign announced Thursday.
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campaign → raise → quarter
The campaign said that brings Talarico's total fundraising to $134 million since he announced his candidacy last year.
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he → say → candidacy
His Republican opponent, Attorney General Ken Paxton, said earlier this month that he had raised $18 million in the same period.
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he → say → period
Talarico broke Jamie Harrison's record of $57 million, raised during the third quarter in his unsuccessful 2020 Senate campaign in South Carolina.
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Talarico → break → Carolina
Although a Democrat hasn't won a Senate election in Texas since 1988, Democrats there have been powerhouse fundraisers.
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Democrats → win → 1988
In 2018, candidate Beto O'Rourke raised a then-record $38 million in the same three-month period.
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O'Rourke → raise → period
Recent polls have shown Talarico with a slight lead over Paxton.
Incumbent GOP Sen. John Cornyn, a prolific fundraiser,
to Paxton, who has long struggled as a fundraiser. Republicans have dumped hundreds of millions into the race to support Paxton, even as there have been leaks of audio clips of Paxton appearing to disparage national involvement in the race.
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Paxton → struggle → race
President Trump, who backed Paxton in the primary against Cornyn and is a longtime ally, has traveled to Texas three times in a month to campaign for Paxton.
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who → back → Paxton
CNN hosted a town hall with Talarico on Wednesday night, and said Paxton had been invited but declined to respond.
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Paxton → host → night
CNN and CBS are both owned by Skydance.
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CNN → own → Skydance
, Talarico drove home the economic theme of his campaign, telling voters, "We have an affordability crisis because we have a corruption crisis."
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we → drive → crisis
He also addressed issues ranging from abortion to his recent absence from the campaign trail, confirming that and slamming online conspiracy theories about it.
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He → address → it
"That decision to stay home for a week sent my opponent and his conspiracy theorists spiraling.
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decision → stay → opponent
I opened up social media and learned that I had apparently dropped out of the race, flown to a mental health facility in Ohio, that I had died," Talarico said.
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Talarico → open → Ohio
I mean, these false claims got millions of views online."
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claims → mean → views
Paxton announced Wednesday that his campaign is kicking off a two-week bus tour this weekend near Fort Worth that will wrap up the night before Election Day at the Alamo.
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that → announce → Alamo
Early voting starts Monday in Texas.
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voting → start → Texas
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