Texas Chose the Willie Nelson Slate
John Nichols writes in The Nation that Willie Nelson's endorsements of Texas Democrats helped drive the party's November 2026 sweep, which unseated Ken Paxton and Dan Patrick. James Talarico won a US Senate seat with 55 percent, becoming the first Democrat to do so since 1998, while Nichols argues Ted Cruz was wrong that Nelson's backing spells the end for Democratic campaigns.
