# How Democrats’ Maine disaster impacts Talarico-Paxton race

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Podcast: [Texas Take](https://stenobird.com/podcast/texas-take-692181)
Published: 2026-07-10T16:10:00+00:00
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## Resource

On this episode of Texas Take, Jeremy Wallace is joined by Texas Politics Reporter Haajrah Gilani, Chief Politics Reporter John C. Moritz and reporter Isaac Yu to unpack a week of political reversals. They discuss why Texans are being pulled into the Graham Platner controversy in Maine, why Gov. Greg Abbott is handing the comptroller’s office to former rival Don Huffines, and how the Dallas RNC convention could shape Ken Paxton’s tightening race against James Talarico. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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