Could Texas turn blue? Senate race puts nearly 40-year Democratic drought to the test

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HOUSTON — Could Texas really turn blue? This year’s U.S. Senate race is testing whether Democrats can win a seat the state has kept in Republican hands for nearly four decades. Democrat James Talarico is facing Republican Ken Paxton in a contest that has renewed attention on Democrats’ chances of winning statewide. Texas last elected a Democrat to the U.S. Senate in 1988, when Lloyd Bentsen won reelection. A Talarico victory would end that 38-year drought.

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Not sure where you’re traveling, but Texas and California look pretty similar here. Look at LA and Austin. I think we were talking about Texas, not Arkansas, right?

https://www.gsa.gov/travel/plan-book/per-diem-rates

The California numbers are a little higher, sure. Part of the problem in Texas is that things have got a lot more expensive in the last several years. This has people upset.

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I thought we were talking about blue states vs. red states. CA and TX are blue states, AR is a red state. I didn’t think we were comparing TX to CA.