Republicans in Texas are trying to make sense of how they lost to the Democrats for the first time in almost 40 years.
Republicans fuming after Democrat Talarico flips Texas Senate blue Shocked Republicans in Texas are trying to make sense of how they lost the Senate to the Democrats for the first time in almost 40 years. Al Jazeera’s Emma Withrow spoke to Ken Paxton supporters, some of whom blame Trump and now fear political retribution.
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