Why 🐵 UnitedStatesNews-NoOpEd picked: Elon Musk, the largest individual political donor in modern U.S. history and a Texas resident, said the Democrat sought to “open the borders” and “abolish democracy.” But Texas voters elected to send Democrat James Talarico to the U.S. Senate anyway.

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  This is a U.S. election news item about Texas voters electing James Talarico to the Senate despite Elon Musk’s criticism.

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