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Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is headed to the general election after <\/span>ousting<\/span> longtime Republican Sen. John Cornyn in a bitter Senate primary runoff, setting up a high-stakes November fight against Democratic state Rep. James Talarico.<\/span><\/p>\n

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The primary was brutal, with Cornyn and his allies warning for months that Paxton\u2019s personal and legal baggage could endanger a seat Republicans have held for decades. But the GOP establishment moved quickly to quash the feud. Cornyn conceded and pledged to support the Republican ticket, while top Texas Republicans, including Gov. Greg Abbott and Sen. Ted Cruz, rallied behind Paxton after his win. Paxton also struck a gracious note toward Cornyn, thanking him for his service after a bloody intraparty battle. (RELATED: <\/strong><\/span>After Being Asked About \u2018God\u2019s Sausage,\u2019 James Talarico Says Christians Don\u2019t Care About God\u2019s Gender)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Democrats are betting Paxton\u2019s baggage gives Talarico an opening. Republicans are betting Texas voters will take a closer look at the supposedly moderate Democrat\u2019s history of Biblical revisionism and progressive opinions.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Daily Caller reporting has already documented Talarico\u2019s record of bizarre theological and cultural positions. The Presbyterian seminary student has claimed \u201cGod is nonbinary\u201d and argued that the Bible takes a \u201cpro-choice\u201d view on abortion. He has also tied Christianity to climate alarmism, saying the faith requires fighting greenhouse gases, and resurfaced posts show him bragging about pushing \u201c#liberalpropaganda\u201d as a public school teacher.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Then there is the meat problem. Talarico has promoted non-meat activism in Texas \u2014 a state where barbecue is practically a civic religion \u2014 while Democrats try to sell him as a heartland moderate. (RELATED: <\/strong><\/span>James Talarico Once Asked Who He Loved Besides Friends And Family. His Answer: Trans Kids)\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Talarico is already trying to walk back to the center, <\/span>dismissing<\/span> his past statements as \u201cintentionally provocative\u201d and blaming Paxton\u2019s team for circulating his \u201ccringey\u201d moments.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Paxton has liabilities, but Talarico\u2019s own record gives Republicans a ready-made argument: he is not the moderate Democrats need Texans to believe he is.<\/span><\/p>\n

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