“I talked to a number of conservative evangelicals who were going to vote for Talarico, and they said: ‘Do not use my name. Do not share my identity. But I’m going to do it,’” the @nytopinion columnist David French shared in a recent live episode of “The Opinions.” He argues that the Texas race was emblematic of a broader shift in red states in the midterm elections. Ken Paxton, he says, was “digging his political grave” by insulting his opponent and mocking him with the nickname “Talafreako.” But that tried-and-true bullying tactic of the Republican playbook? It turns out “the American people were over it.” | 🎥 Julian Hackney #theopinions #nytopinion