POLITICO Magazine's interview with Democratic Attorneys General Association president Sean Rankin reports that Democrats flipped five Republican-held state attorney general offices in the 2026 midterms — including Texas, where donors put nearly $58 million into the push — leaving the party controlling at least 29 such offices plus D.C. Rankin credits years of early recruiting and well-funded campaigns, calls taking Texas from Ken Paxton's office "a game changer," and predicts the office will now be managed fairly and Republicans must rethink their national strategy.