@longhornderek: "37% of votes cast in the Democratic Primary came from people who had not voted in either party's primary between 2018 and 2024. On the Republican side, the share was only 19%" mailchi.mp/ryandata/prima… #txlege #tx2026
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Evan Smith
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@longhornderek: "You have to go back 24 years to find the last time turnout in the Democratic Primary surpassed the totals on the Republican side in a midterm election" mailchi.mp/ryandata/prima… #txlege #tx2026
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@BonnieBruce Just confirmed with Secretary of State that deadline to withdraw for Republicans in this race is 5pm TODAY. They said it's based on the canvass date for the parties.
Deadline for Dem withdrawal was yesterday, SoS said.
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News: Trump tells @kwelkernbc that Cornyn and Paxton are both electable as he mulls endorsement in Texas Senate race
He’s not sold Cornyn is GOP’s best shot: “I don’t know that to be a fact.”
“I think they both win.”
“I like both candidates very much.”
nbcnews.com/politics/donal…
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Thank you New Orleans Mayor @HelenaMorenoLA for talking street lights, public safety, budget deficits, sanitation, local control and more as part of @TheAtlantic Across America at @NOLAbookfest theatlantic.com/atlantic-acros… #txlege
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NEW: White House officials have heard President Trump’s personal iPhone number is being sold to CEOs. Crypto bros are trying to trade for it. Journalists are bartering. Inside the hunt for the most important 10 digits in DC. W/ @AshleyRParker theatlantic.com/politics/2026/…
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.@serrano_alej @TexasTribune: Democratic turnout in the heavily Hispanic RGV on primary day was more than double 2024 texastribune.org/2026/03/13/tex… #txlege #tx2026
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NEW: That nice @Timodc is taping an episode of @overheardpbs on March 20 at 1pm before a live audience at @austinpbs. Whatever will we talk about? eventbrite.com/e/rsvp-now-ove… #txlege #tx2026 @BulwarkOnline
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New Texas Public Opinion Research poll in TX: Paxton leads runoff, would lead by just 1 point if Trump backs Cornyn, would lead 58-32 if Trump backs him. Most of Wesley Hunt's voters backing Paxton. Paxton's favs w Rs are +30, Cornyn +6
(781 likely voters, 3/7-8, ±3.9% MOE)
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NEW: President Trump is expected to endorse John Cornyn over Ken Paxton in the Texas GOP primary runoff, three people briefed on the deliberations tell me + @michaelscherer: theatlantic.com/politics/2026/…
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The preliminary Pentagon cost estimate of the war in Iran is $1 billion a day, a congressional official told me.
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Just in: Trump says he’ll make a #TXSEN endorsement “soon” and expect the other candidate to drop out @realDonaldTrump/116172264831357045" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTru…
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Still waiting on a small percentage of the vote, but here are the Trump-won districts where more Democrats than Republicans voted in the primary last night
Of the seven, five are majority Hispanic CVAP, and four were redrawn for Republicans last summer
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@lmcgaughy when i interviewed @JasmineForUS at @UTAustin a few weeks ago, i asked this question. she absolutely said she would campaign with @jamestalarico if he was the nominee #txlege #tx2026
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"Crocket did not commit to campaigning for Talarico. ...She was concerned her supporters could be reluctant to turn out" for him.
Teddy Schleifer@teddyschleifer
Jasmine Crockett texts with @reidepstein from the plane back to DC.
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how do these turnout numbers stack up vs. the last few primary election cycles? paging @longhornderek #txlege #tx2026
Brad Johnson@bradj_TX
Unofficial final turnout numbers in Texas' primaries: GOP Total-2,048,488 ED-722,946 Dem Total-2,160,662 ED-634,061
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Unofficial final turnout numbers in Texas' primaries:
GOP
Total-2,048,488
ED-722,946
Dem
Total-2,160,662
ED-634,061
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