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The Texas Tribune
The Texas Tribune
National
Gabby Birenbaum

Senate GOP smashing political spending records in Texas with ad-buying binge for Ken Paxton

WASHINGTON — At the beginning of September, Democrat James Talarico was dominating the airwaves, having spent tens of millions of dollars on ads promoting his U.S. Senate bid as national Republicans publicly debated whose coffers should be tapped to rescue Ken Paxton in Texas.

Thirty days and $122 million later, it’s Talarico who is being swarmed by outside money as Republicans, led by the main outside group connected to Senate GOP leadership, have pumped unprecedented amounts of money into the Lone Star State.

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