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James Talarico wins Texas Senate race, says his campaign beat more than $300 million against it

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Now playing on All Clips James Talarico wins Texas Senate race, says his campaign beat more than $300 million against it James Talarico178 plays Watch on Instagram · Transcript & source

James Talarico, speaking at his Senate victory night rally in Texas, says his campaign went up against more than $300 million, which he calls more than any Senate campaign in American history. He says the race brought negative ads, smear campaigns, foreign bots and AI deepfakes, and that against big money and long odds, Texans took their power back.

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Who
James Talarico
Where
rally - Senate victory night speech, Texas
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Length
56 seconds, unedited within the cut
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178 on Instagram
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We went up against more than $300 million, more than any Senate campaign in American history. We went up against all the negative ads, smear campaigns, foreign bots, and AI deepfakes that money can buy. Those attacks were the final howls of a dying establishment. The death rattle of a status quo that knows its days are numbered. They played dirty because they were desperate. But we never lost hope. We never lost faith. And against big money and long odds, we took our power back. Always,

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