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What the coverage shows

All of the direct race coverage centers on Talarico’s claimed $64 million quarterly haul and presents it as record-setting, with NBC News noting the campaign announcement and that FEC reports were not yet available to verify it. CBS News adds the campaign’s claim that his total fundraising since launching has reached $134 million, while the New York Times says the amount was the most ever raised by a Senate candidate in that period and eclipsed Ken Paxton. CNBC and The Hill frame the story more competitively, emphasizing that Texas remains historically difficult for Democrats and, in The Hill’s extract, that Talarico was rallying in the race’s final weeks.

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