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James Talarico on the Rage Economy, Billionaires and Flipping Texas

October 20, 2026

SPEAKER_1 (0:00)

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From the New York Times, I'm Michael Barbaro. This is The Daily. In bright red Texas, James Talarico is trying to become the first Democrat to be elected to the United States Senate in nearly 40 years in what's become, by far, the most expensive and ferocious campaign of this year's midterm elections. Today, we…

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