North Carolina, Ohio, Maine and Alaska are key targets for a party bullish after a bruising Republican primary in Texas<\/p>\n
After Texas Republicans chose the beleaguered attorney general, Ken Paxton, as their party\u2019s nominee for US Senate on Tuesday, Democrats are feeling bullish that they could pull off a victory in the red-leaning state \u2013 and maybe win back the Senate in this year\u2019s midterm elections.<\/p>\n
Paxton \u2013 whose history includes an impeachment, fraud charges and an alleged affair \u2013 beat incumbent John Cornyn after receiving Trump\u2019s blessing in the most expensive primary this year. In November he will face James Talarico, a young state lawmaker and pastor, who won the Democratic primary amid a rising national profile.<\/p>\n
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