Talarico Gets $3 Million in One Day as Texas to Become Money Pit

As Donald Trump celebrated Ken Paxton’s landslide win in Texas, Republican officials were busy gearing up for a brutal fight that may end up costing them more than $100 million to stop a Democrat from flipping a seat in a state the president won by 14 percentage points.

Paxton’s opponent in the November senate election — James Talarico — said on Thursday he raised $3 million in the 24-hour stretch after Paxton beat establishment stalwart and incumbent Texas senator John Cornyn. The seminarian had already raised $40 million, with Democrats salivating over the prospect of targeting Paxton — ...