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Ariana Baio and Uwa Ede-Osifo

Texas Democrat James Talarico faces grilling from voters at town hall in tight Senate race

Ken Paxton and James Talarico, side by side, each speaking into a microphone
Most recent polls show James Talarico (R) with a narrow lead over Ken Paxton to become Texas’s next US senator. Composite: Getty Images

James Talarico, the Texas Democratic nominee for Senate, sat face to face with several undecided voters who grilled him on a slew of contentious issues including Israel’s military campaign in Gaza, abortion and foreign aid, during a CNN town hall on Wednesday evening.

One voter, a devout small business owner, questioned the authenticity of Talarico’s faith, referencing a past remark where he described God as nonbinary.

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