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United States Senate election in Texas, 2026 (March 3 Democratic primary)
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| Filing deadline: December 8, 2025 |
| Primary: March 3, 2026 General: November 3, 2026 |
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Jasmine Crockett (D), James Talarico (D), and three others are running in the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate in Texas on March 3, 2026. As of December 2025, Crockett and Talarico led the candidate field in polling, fundraising, and media attention.[1][2][3] The filing deadline is December 8, 2025.
The New York Times' J. David Goodman described the primary as a contrast of styles, saying Crockett "appeared to be betting that her brand of combative, progressive politics could win over Texas voters in large part by driving Democratic enthusiasm and turnout in the state’s major urban centers," while Talarico "[was] seeking to energize Democrats while also courting some disaffected Trump voters."[4]
Crockett was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 2022. She earlier served two years in the state House and worked as an attorney in private practice.[5] NBC News' Bridget Bowman said Crockett "likely enters the race with relatively high name recognition, given her national profile as a vocal critic of Trump’s administration and Republicans."[6]
Talarico was elected to the state House in 2018. Talarico worked as a middle school teacher before entering elected politics.[7] Writing in Politico, Adam Wren said Talarico's candidacy "sets up among the sharpest nationwide tests of whether a red-state candidate can run against the national party’s brand."[8]
Also running in the primary are Emily Morgul (D), Michael Swanson (D), and Paula Williams (D).
As of December 2025, The Cook Political Report with Amy Walter, Inside Elections with Nathan Gonzales, and Larry J. Sabato's Crystal Ball each rated the general election Likely Republican.
In the 2024 election, incumbent Ted Cruz (R) defeated Colin Allred (D) 53%–45%. In 2020, incumbent John Cornyn (R) defeated M.J. Hegar (D) 54%–44%.
This page focuses on Texas' United States Senate Democratic primary. For more in-depth information on the state's Republican primary and the general election, see the following pages:
- United States Senate election in Texas, 2026 (March 3 Republican primary)
- United States Senate election in Texas, 2026
Recent updates
This section includes a timeline of events leading up to the election, such as debates, polls, and noteworthy endorsements. Know of something we missed? Let us know.
- August 15, 2025
- August 19, 2025
Texas Southern University published results from a poll it had conducted of 1,500 likely voters between August 6 and August 12, 2025. The poll asked voters who they would support in hypothetical matchups between Allred and Talarico, Allred and Beto O'Rourke (D), and Allred and Joaquin Castro (D). The poll was conducted before Talarico entered the race.[12][13]
- October 9, 2025
The University of Houston Hobby School of Public Affairs published results from a poll it had conducted of 478 registered voters between September 19 and October 1, 2025. The poll asked voters who they would support in a hypothetical matchup between Allred, Talarico, Jasmine Crockett (D), and Beto O'Rourke (D).[10][11]
Candidates and election results
Note: The following list of candidates is unofficial. The filing deadline for this election has passed, and Ballotpedia is working to update this page with the official candidate list. This note will be removed once the official candidate list has been added.
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Texas
The following candidates are running in the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Texas on March 3, 2026.
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Colin Allred (D)
- Terry Virts (D)
Voting information
- See also: Voting in Texas
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Candidate profiles
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Party: Democratic Party
Incumbent: No
Political Office:
- U.S. House of Representatives (Assumed office: 2023)
- Texas House of Representatives (2021–2023)
Biography: Crockett obtained a bachelor's degree from Rhodes College and a law degree from the University of Houston. Crockett's work as a lawyer includes operating a private practice focused on criminal defense, civil rights, and injury claims. She served as a public defender in Bowie County between 2007 and 2010.
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Sources: Jasmine Crockett campaign website, "About," accessed December 9, 2025; Jasmine Crockett campaign website, "Why I'm Running," accessed December 9, 2025; YouTube, "Jasmine Crockett – Jasmine for Texas," December 8, 2025; Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, "CROCKETT, Jasmine," accessed December 9, 2025; Jasmine Crockett campaign website, "About," accessed December 9, 2025
Party: Democratic Party
Incumbent: No
Political Office:
- Texas House of Representatives (Assumed office: 2018)
Biography: Talarico obtained a bachelor's degree in government from the University of Texas at Austin and a master's degree in education from Harvard University. Before entering elected politics, Talarico taught middle school language arts at a public school in San Antonio.
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Sources: James Talarico campaign website, "Why I'm Running," accessed October 14, 2025; James Talarico campaign website, "Meet James Talarico," accessed October 14, 2025; James Talarico campaign website, "Meet James Talarico," accessed October 14, 2025; Facebook, "James Talarico on Facebook," accessed October 14, 2025
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Campaign ads
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Debates and forums
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Noteworthy endorsements
This section lists noteworthy endorsements issued in this election, including those made by high-profile individuals and organizations, cross-party endorsements, and endorsements made by newspaper editorial boards. It also includes a bulleted list of links to official lists of endorsements for any candidates who published that information on their campaign websites. Please note that this list is not exhaustive. If you are aware of endorsements that should be included, please click here.
Polls
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Polls are conducted with a variety of methodologies and have margins of error or credibility intervals.[15] The Pew Research Center wrote, "A margin of error of plus or minus 3 percentage points at the 95% confidence level means that if we fielded the same survey 100 times, we would expect the result to be within 3 percentage points of the true population value 95 of those times."[16] For tips on reading polls from FiveThirtyEight, click here. For tips from Pew, click here.
Below we provide results for polls from a wide variety of sources, including media outlets, social media, campaigns, and aggregation websites, when available. We only report polls for which we can find a margin of error or credibility interval. Know of something we're missing? Click here to let us know.
| Poll | Dates | Allred | Crockett | Morgul | Swanson | Talarico | Virts | Other | Undecided | Sample size | Margin of error | Sponsor |
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Texas Southern University NoteHypothetical matchup between Crockett and Talarico. | – | -- | 51 | -- | -- | 43 | -- | -- | 6 | 1,600 likely voters | ± 2.5% | |
University of Houston Hobby School of Public Affairs NoteHypothetical four-way matchup between Allred, Talarico, Jasmine Crockett (D), and Beto O'Rourke (D). "Other" includes results for Crockett (31%) and O'Rourke (25%). | – | 13 | -- | -- | -- | 25 | -- | 56 | 6 | 478 RV | ± 4.5% | N/A |
– | 58 | -- | 4 | 3 | -- | 1 | -- | 34 | 370 RV | ± 5.1% | N/A | |
Texas Southern University (includes Castro) NoteHypothetical matchup between Allred and Joaquin Castro (D). "Other" includes results for Castro. | – | 52 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 41 | 7 | 1,500 LV | ± 2.5% | N/A |
Texas Southern University (includes O'Rourke) NoteHypothetical matchup between Allred and Beto O'Rourke (D). "Other" includes results for O'Rourke. | – | 38 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 58 | 4 | 1,500 LV | ± 2.5% | N/A |
Texas Southern University (includes Talarico) NoteHypothetical two-way matchup between Allred and Talarico. | – | 50 | -- | -- | -- | 43 | -- | -- | 7 | 1,500 LV | ± 2.5% | N/A |
| Note: LV is likely voters, RV is registered voters, and EV is eligible voters. | ||||||||||||
Race ratings
- See also: Race rating definitions and methods
Ballotpedia provides race ratings from four outlets: The Cook Political Report, Inside Elections, Sabato's Crystal Ball, and DDHQ/The Hill. Each race rating indicates if one party is perceived to have an advantage in the race and, if so, the degree of advantage:
- Safe and Solid ratings indicate that one party has a clear edge and the race is not competitive.
- Likely ratings indicate that one party has a clear edge, but an upset is possible.
- Lean ratings indicate that one party has a small edge, but the race is competitive.[17]
- Toss-up ratings indicate that neither party has an advantage.
Race ratings are informed by a number of factors, including polling, candidate quality, and election result history in the race's district or state.[18][19][20]
| Race ratings: U.S. Senate election in Texas, 2026 | |||||||||
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| The Cook Political Report with Amy Walter | Likely Republican | Likely Republican | Likely Republican | Likely Republican | |||||
| Decision Desk HQ and The Hill | Pending | Pending | Pending | Pending | |||||
| Inside Elections with Nathan L. Gonzales | Likely Republican | Likely Republican | Likely Republican | Likely Republican | |||||
| Larry J. Sabato's Crystal Ball | Likely Republican | Likely Republican | Likely Republican | Likely Republican | |||||
| Note: Ballotpedia reviews external race ratings every week throughout the election season and posts weekly updates even if the media outlets have not revised their ratings during that week. | |||||||||
Campaign finance
Candidate spending
| Name | Party | Receipts* | Disbursements** | Cash on hand | Date |
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| Jasmine Crockett | Democratic Party | $0 | $0 | $0 | Data not available*** |
| Ahmad Hassan | Democratic Party | $0 | $0 | $0 | Data not available*** |
| Emily Morgul | Democratic Party | $0 | $0 | $0 | Data not available*** |
| Michael Swanson | Democratic Party | $6,991 | $6,991 | $0 | As of September 30, 2025 |
| James Talarico | Democratic Party | $6,268,610 | $1,309,971 | $4,958,638 | As of September 30, 2025 |
| Paula Williams | Democratic Party | $0 | $0 | $0 | Data not available*** |
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Source: Federal Elections Commission, "Campaign finance data," . This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
* According to the FEC, "Receipts are anything of value (money, goods, services or property) received by a political committee." |
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Satellite spending
- See also: Satellite spending
Satellite spending describes political spending not controlled by candidates or their campaigns; that is, any political expenditures made by groups or individuals that are not directly affiliated with a candidate. This includes spending by political party committees, super PACs, trade associations, and 501(c)(4) nonprofit groups.[21][22][23]
If available, this section includes links to online resources tracking satellite spending in this election. To notify us of a resource to add, email us.
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Texas U.S. Senate election history
2024
General election
General election for U.S. Senate Texas
Incumbent Ted Cruz defeated Colin Allred, Ted Brown, Analisa Roche, and Tracy Andrus in the general election for U.S. Senate Texas on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Ted Cruz (R) | 53.1 | 5,990,741 |
 | Colin Allred (D) | 44.6 | 5,031,249 | |
 | Ted Brown (L) | 2.4 | 267,039 | |
 | Analisa Roche (Independent) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 1,906 | |
 | Tracy Andrus (Independent) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 919 | |
| Total votes: 11,291,854 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Dan McQueen (Independent)
- Mason Cysewski (G)
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Texas
The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Texas on March 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Colin Allred | 58.9 | 569,585 |
 | Roland Gutierrez | 16.6 | 160,978 | |
 | Mark A. Gonzalez | 8.8 | 85,228 | |
 | Meri Gomez | 4.6 | 44,166 | |
 | Carl Sherman Sr. | 3.3 | 31,694 | |
 | Ahmad Hassan | 2.3 | 21,855 | |
 | Steve Keough | 2.3 | 21,801 | |
| Heli Rodriguez Prilliman | 1.9 | 18,801 | ||
 | Thierry Tchenko | 1.4 | 13,395 | |
| Total votes: 967,503 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Zachariah Manning (D)
- Aaron Arguijo (D)
- Soren Pendragon (D)
- John Love III (D)
- Sherri Taylor (D)
- Victor D. Dunn (D)
- Tracy Andrus (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. Senate Texas
Incumbent Ted Cruz defeated Holland Gibson and Rufus Lopez in the Republican primary for U.S. Senate Texas on March 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Ted Cruz | 88.3 | 1,977,961 |
| Holland Gibson | 6.0 | 134,011 | ||
| Rufus Lopez | 5.7 | 127,986 | ||
| Total votes: 2,239,958 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Cody Andrews (R)
- Carlos Garza (R)
- Josiah Ingalls (R)
- Montgomery Markland (R)
Libertarian convention
Libertarian convention for U.S. Senate Texas
Ted Brown advanced from the Libertarian convention for U.S. Senate Texas on April 14, 2024.
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| ✔ | | Ted Brown (L) |
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2020
General election
General election for U.S. Senate Texas
Incumbent John Cornyn defeated Mary Jennings Hegar, Kerry McKennon, David B. Collins, and Ricardo Turullols-Bonilla in the general election for U.S. Senate Texas on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | John Cornyn (R) | 53.5 | 5,962,983 |
 | Mary Jennings Hegar (D) | 43.9 | 4,888,764 | |
 | Kerry McKennon (L) | 1.9 | 209,722 | |
 | David B. Collins (G) | 0.7 | 81,893 | |
 | Ricardo Turullols-Bonilla (Independent) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 678 | |
| Total votes: 11,144,040 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Arjun Srinivasan (Independent)
- Cedric Jefferson (People Over Politics Party)
- James Brumley (The Human Rights Party)
- Tim Smith (Independent)
Democratic primary runoff election
Democratic primary runoff for U.S. Senate Texas
Mary Jennings Hegar defeated Royce West in the Democratic primary runoff for U.S. Senate Texas on July 14, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Mary Jennings Hegar | 52.2 | 502,516 |
 | Royce West | 47.8 | 459,457 | |
| Total votes: 961,973 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Texas
The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Texas on March 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Mary Jennings Hegar | 22.3 | 417,160 |
| ✔ | | Royce West | 14.7 | 274,074 |
 | Cristina Tzintzún Ramirez | 13.2 | 246,659 | |
 | Annie Garcia | 10.3 | 191,900 | |
 | Amanda Edwards | 10.1 | 189,624 | |
 | Chris Bell | 8.5 | 159,751 | |
 | Sema Hernandez | 7.4 | 137,892 | |
 | Michael Cooper | 4.9 | 92,463 | |
 | Victor Harris | 3.2 | 59,710 | |
 | Adrian Ocegueda | 2.2 | 41,566 | |
 | Jack Daniel Foster Jr. | 1.7 | 31,718 | |
 | D.R. Hunter | 1.4 | 26,902 | |
| Total votes: 1,869,419 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- John Love III (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. Senate Texas
Incumbent John Cornyn defeated Dwayne Stovall, Mark Yancey, John Castro, and Virgil Bierschwale in the Republican primary for U.S. Senate Texas on March 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | John Cornyn | 76.0 | 1,470,669 |
 | Dwayne Stovall | 11.9 | 231,104 | |
 | Mark Yancey | 6.5 | 124,864 | |
 | John Castro | 4.5 | 86,916 | |
 | Virgil Bierschwale | 1.1 | 20,494 | |
| Total votes: 1,934,047 | |||
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Green convention
Green convention for U.S. Senate Texas
David B. Collins advanced from the Green convention for U.S. Senate Texas on April 18, 2020.
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| ✔ | | David B. Collins (G) |
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Libertarian convention
Libertarian convention for U.S. Senate Texas
Kerry McKennon advanced from the Libertarian convention for U.S. Senate Texas on August 3, 2020.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | | Kerry McKennon (L) |
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
2018
General election
General election for U.S. Senate Texas
Incumbent Ted Cruz defeated Beto O'Rourke and Neal Dikeman in the general election for U.S. Senate Texas on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Ted Cruz (R) | 50.9 | 4,260,553 |
 | Beto O'Rourke (D) | 48.3 | 4,045,632 | |
 | Neal Dikeman (L) | 0.8 | 65,470 | |
| Total votes: 8,371,655 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Bob McNeil (Independent)
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Texas
Beto O'Rourke defeated Sema Hernandez and Edward Kimbrough in the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Texas on March 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Beto O'Rourke | 61.8 | 640,769 |
| Sema Hernandez | 23.7 | 245,847 | |
| Edward Kimbrough | 14.5 | 149,851 | ||
| Total votes: 1,036,467 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. Senate Texas
Incumbent Ted Cruz defeated Mary Miller, Bruce Jacobson Jr., Stefano de Stefano, and Geraldine Sam in the Republican primary for U.S. Senate Texas on March 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Ted Cruz | 85.3 | 1,315,146 |
 | Mary Miller | 6.1 | 94,274 | |
 | Bruce Jacobson Jr. | 4.2 | 64,452 | |
 | Stefano de Stefano | 2.9 | 44,251 | |
| Geraldine Sam | 1.5 | 22,767 | ||
| Total votes: 1,540,890 | |||
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Ballot access requirements
The table below details filing requirements for U.S. Senate candidates in Texas in the 2026 election cycle. For additional information on candidate ballot access requirements in Texas, click here.
| Filing requirements for U.S. Senate candidates, 2026 | ||||||
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| State | Office | Party | Signatures required | Filing fee | Filing deadline | Source |
| Texas | U.S. Senate | Democratic or Republican | 5,000 | $5,000.00 | 12/8/2025 | Source |
| Texas | U.S. Senate | Unaffiliated | 1% of all votes cast for governor in the last election | N/A | 2/13/2026 | Source |
2026 battleground elections
- See also: Battlegrounds
This is a battleground election. Other 2026 battleground elections include:
- Missouri State Senate elections, 2026
- United States Senate election in Nebraska, 2026
- Wisconsin Secretary of State election, 2026
See also
- United States Senate election in Texas, 2026 (March 3 Republican primary)
- United States Senate election in Texas, 2026
- United States Senate Democratic Party primaries, 2026
- United States Senate Republican Party primaries, 2026
- United States Senate elections, 2026
- U.S. Senate battlegrounds, 2026
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ KXAN, "New poll: US Senate primary races in Texas are neck and neck," October 10, 2025
- ↑ The Texas Tribune, "Talarico outraises Allred with massive fundraising haul to kick off Senate Democratic primary," October 1, 2025
- ↑ WFAA, "How does a Democrat strategist see the Texas Senate race unfolding after Talarico's entry?" September 16, 2025
- ↑ The New York Times, "Jasmine Crockett Enters U.S. Senate Race in Texas, Reshaping Democratic Primary," December 8, 2025
- ↑ Jasmine Crockett campaign website, "About," accessed December 9, 2025
- ↑ NBC News, "Rep. Jasmine Crockett launches Senate run in Texas, shaking up Democratic primary," December 8, 2025
- ↑ Texas House of Representatives, "Rep. Talarico, James - Biography," accessed October 30, 2025
- ↑ Politico, "‘Bet it on the underdog’: Talarico officially enters the Texas Senate primary," September 9, 2025
- ↑ DocumentCloud, "The 2026 Texas Democratic U.S. Senate Primary," December 11, 2025
- ↑ University of Houston, "University of Houston Hobby School of Public Affairs Texas Trends 2025: Election 2026," accessed October 15, 2025
- ↑ University of Houston, "UH – TSU Survey Finds Paxton, Cornyn in Virtual Tie for Republican Senate Nomination," October 9, 2025
- ↑ Google Drive, "Barbara Jordan Public Policy Research and Survey Center: The 2026 Texas U.S. Senate Republican & Democratic Primaries," accessed October 15, 2025
- ↑ Houston Public Media, "John Cornyn narrowing Ken Paxton’s lead in GOP Senate primary, Texas Southern University poll shows," August 19, 2025
- ↑ Emerson College, "Texas 2026 Poll: Cornyn and Paxton in Dead Heat for GOP Senate Nomination," August 15, 2025
- ↑ For more information on the difference between margins of error and credibility intervals, see explanations from the American Association for Public Opinion Research and Ipsos.
- ↑ Pew Research Center, "5 key things to know about the margin of error in election polls," September 8, 2016
- ↑ Inside Elections also uses Tilt ratings to indicate an even smaller advantage and greater competitiveness.
- ↑ Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Nathan Gonzalez," April 19, 2018
- ↑ Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Kyle Kondik," April 19, 2018
- ↑ Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Charlie Cook," April 22, 2018
- ↑ OpenSecrets.org, "Outside Spending," accessed December 12, 2021
- ↑ OpenSecrets.org, "Total Outside Spending by Election Cycle, All Groups," accessed December 12, 2021
- ↑ National Review.com, "Why the Media Hate Super PACs," December 12, 2021
