{"id":4587,"date":"2026-08-18T21:05:52","date_gmt":"2026-08-18T21:05:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hometransferguide.com\/?p=4587"},"modified":"2026-08-18T21:05:52","modified_gmt":"2026-08-18T21:05:52","slug":"cornyn-aide-takes-job-with-talarico-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hometransferguide.com\/?p=4587","title":{"rendered":"Cornyn Aide Takes Job With Talarico: REPORT"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div><!-- \/10519169\/dailycaller_incontent_1 --> <\/p>\n<div>\n<p>A Republican Senate aide has crossed the aisle to work for the Democrat trying to flip the Senate seat his boss is about to vacate.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/hometransferguide.com\/?p=4585\">How Do You Beat The Rising Left Populists? Republicans Have To Learn On The Fly<\/a><\/p>\n<p>James Talarico, the Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate in Texas, has brought on a policy staffer who spent five years working for Republican Texas Sen. John Cornyn, NOTUS reported Monday. <\/p>\n<p>Jacob Smith, who served Cornyn as deputy legislative director and policy adviser, will take on the role of deputy policy director for the Talarico campaign.<\/p>\n<p>Staff switching parties is uncommon, and the hire hints that Talarico wants to court Republican voters in a state that hasn\u2019t elected a Democrat in decades, NOTUS reported. <\/p>\n<p>Texas has not elected a Democrat to the Senate since 1988. <strong>(RELATED: Paxton Defies Establishment Expectations, Enters Election Home Stretch As Top GOP Fundraiser)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/10519169\/dailycaller_incontent_2 --> <\/p>\n<p>Cornyn lost the May 26 Republican primary runoff to Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, ending a Senate tenure that began in 2002. <\/p>\n<p>The defeat made the four-term senator the first Texas Republican to lose his party\u2019s renomination for the seat, the AP reported. President Donald Trump had endorsed Paxton the week before the vote, calling him a \u201ctrue MAGA warrior.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/hometransferguide.com\/?p=4583\">Major Permitting Bill Has Been Tied Up In Senate For Months. What\u2019s The Holdup?<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Cornyn received the most votes in the March 3 primary but fell short of a majority, forcing the runoff that he ultimately lost, according to the AP.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/10519169\/dailycaller_incontent_3 --> <\/p>\n<p>The result set up a November contest between Paxton and Talarico.<\/p>\n<p>Senate Republican leaders and the party\u2019s Washington establishment had backed Cornyn, viewing him as the safer bet against a Democrat. <\/p>\n<p>Opponents of Paxton have described him as corrupt, citing a 2023 impeachment on corruption charges that ended in acquittal, according to the AP.<\/p>\n<p>Democrats have said openly they would rather run against Paxton, arguing his record gives them a rare chance to flip the reliably red state, according to the Texas Tribune.<\/p>\n<p>Talarico, a former public school teacher, has held a seat in the Texas House of Representatives since 2018, according to CBS News. He won the Democratic nomination in March, defeating Rep. Jasmine Crockett.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/hometransferguide.com\/?p=4581\">Tick-Borne Meat Allergy Leaves Restaurants On Wealthy Island Scrambling<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A five-year policy aide to GOP Sen. 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