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James Talarico wins Texas Senate race in historic victory for Democrats (www.theguardian.com)
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Democrat James Talarico has won the US Senate race in Texas, breaking a 38-year drought for his party in the Republican stronghold and delivering a stunning blow to Donald Trump.

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[โ€“] 2 points 6 days ago (2 children)

I see a lot of news about the senator and very little about the governor who also switched to Democrat. Isn't the governor supposed to be much more important? It's great that they both changed, but it seems like Talarico is getting more attention than the governor, whose name I don't even know.

Context: I'm European and this is a genuine question, not a comment.

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  • [โ€“] 2 points 6 days ago

    The Governor rules the State, while a Senator is Federal. They have very different roles in government, so they can't really be compared. if anything, they have equal power, just different power.

    Governors usually have term limits, usually 2 terms, so after running out their time as governor, they run for Senate, which has no term limits, so they can stay forever, provided they don't run for president, or get tapped for a Cabinet post, or something.

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