Why Texas Kicks Off the Midterms

Democrats and Republicans will head to the polls in Texas today for an election that will send both parties a message about what voters want in Trump’s America.

Shane Goldmacher, a national political correspondent for The New York Times, discusses the Senate primary that so many are watching.

Guest: Shane Goldmacher, a national political correspondent for The New York Times.

Background reading: 

• The Texas Senate primary offers a test case for each party.
• The Republicans John Cornyn and Ken Paxton and the Democrats Jasmine Crockett and James Talarico are competing in bitter and expensive races.

Photo: Haiyun Jiang/The New York Times; Aaron Schwartz, via Getty; Kenny Holston, via The New York Times; pool photo by Bob Daemmrich; Julio Cortez, via Associated Press

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