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Texas Senate race tests GOP's anti-woke playbook amid economic woes

The Texas Senate race is becoming a key battleground for the Republican "anti-woke" political strategy, testing its effectiveness in the current economic climate. Republicans are targeting James Talarico, a progressive state representative, using his past comments on gender and race to portray him as out of touch. Democrats, in turn, are focusing on Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton's history of scandals and legal troubles to frame the election as a referendum on Republican corruption. AI

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Texas Senate race tests GOP's anti-woke playbook amid economic woes

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  1. Axios Technology TIER_1 English(EN) · Zachary Basu ·

    GOP's anti-"woke" playbook faces ultimate test in Texas

    <p>The <a href="https://www.axios.com/local/austin/2026/05/28/talarico-paxton-senate-race-texas" target="_blank">Texas Senate race</a> has become a national laboratory for anti-"woke" politics, testing whether voters still recoil from the <a href="https://www.axios.com/2025/08/22…