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Source: theguardian.com

<p>Republican Neil Bush says he was ‘deeply troubled’ by Ken Paxton’s conduct and ‘enormously impressed’ with Talarico</p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2026/oct/21/donald-trump-south-carolina-data-centers-midterms-ukraine-witkoff-russia-latest-news-updates" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer ugc" target="_blank">US politics live – latest updates</a></p><p>Neil Bush, a son of former president <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/george-bush-senior" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer ugc" target="_blank">George HW Bush</a> and a lifelong Republican, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/neilmbush" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer ugc" target="_blank">announced on Tuesday</a> that he crossed party lines to vote for James Talarico, the Democratic candidate for Senate in Texas.</p><p>In a Facebook post, Neil Bush said he chose to vote early for Talarico over Ken Paxton, the Republican candidate and current Texas attorney general, because he was “deeply troubled” by Paxton’s conduct and was “enormously impressed” by Talarico’s principles.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oct/21/neil-bush-votes-james-talarico" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer ugc" target="_blank">Continue reading...</a>

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