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October 5, 2026 4:36 PM

Kronberg says Talarico campaign is reminiscent of the rise of George W. Bush against Ann Richards

The possibility of presidential year-level turnout coupled with potentially higher voter intensity than 2018 has statewide GOP officeholders up against the ropes; the adage is “Everything stays the same in Texas politics until it doesn’t”

One prominent Republican recently described the last three weeks as a freefall. National Republicans have spent somewhere around $130 million in the last 17 days in Texas, essentially arguing "We know you don't like us, but you can't let that other guy get elected because he's really scary.”

Back in 2024, a Republican pollster told me during Texas-OU weekend in Dallas that Colin Allred was within the margin of error with Ted Cruz. Then national Republican money poured in branding Allred as somebody who supported boys in girls' sports, and Allred collapsed, ultimately losing by double digits.

At the moment, at least, this election is not about Democrats. It is about the collapse of the Republican narrative.

And before traveling down the path of nerdy numbers, it should be noted that the Talarico campaign is quite reminiscent of George W. Bush against Ann Richards. How?

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By Harvey Kronberg

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October 5, 2026 4:10 PM

Speaker Burrows says he's spent $4.3 million defending the Texas House GOP majority this reporting period

That's after raising $6.6 million since July 1

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October 5, 2026 4:03 PM

Video: Sen. Johnson up on TV blasting Sen. Middleton in the AG's race with his own words

Johnson's campaign says it's a 7 figure ad buy

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