James Talarico fires back at Elon Musk in Texas Senate race feud
Musk in September donated $158 million to a Republican Super PAC, which sent that cash to a PAC backing GOP Senate nominee Ken Paxton, Talarico's opponent.
TL;DR
- James Talarico, Democratic nominee for a Texas Senate seat, accused Elon Musk of trying to buy a senator.
- Musk criticized Talarico on X and donated $158 million to a Republican super PAC, which funded a PAC supporting Talarico's opponent, Ken Paxton.
- Talarico stated that Musk's donations likely funded attack ads and misinformation targeting his campaign.
- Polls indicate Talarico is leading Republican nominee Ken Paxton.
- Talarico's campaign reported raising $64 million in the third quarter, while Paxton's raised $18 million.