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Heated Texas Primaries
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Heated Texas Primaries

Early voting is underway in Texas where one of the most closely watched U.S. Senate primaries are heating up.

The Weekend · Eugene Daniels, Jonathan Capehart, Jackie Alemany, Matthew Bartlett, Shaniqua McClendon, Deborah Fleischaker

February 21, 202641m 57s

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Show Notes

February 21, 2026; 8am: Election season is here with early voting underway in Texas with special focus on the U.S. Senate primaries. On the Democratic side, Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett is facing off against State Representative James Talarico. And for Republicans, incumbent Senator John Cornyn is fighting to keep his seat against State Attorney General Ken Paxton and Congressman Wesley Hunt. The primary is set for March 3, and the results could shake up the direction of both parties come November. Matthew Bartlett, Republican Strategist and former Trump appointee to the State Department, and Shaniqua McClendon, Vice President of politics at “Crooked Media,” joins “The Weekend” to discuss.

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