Texas Attorney General and Republican Senate candidate Ken Paxton is sounding the alarm over the mountain of campaign cash pouring into Democrat James Talarico’s war chest from California and other liberal strongholds.During a recent interview, Paxton accused California Democrats of attempting to buy another Senate seat, this time in the Lone Star State.“California is trying to elect their third senator, and it’s James Talarico,” Paxton said.“I would bet at least a third or more of his money, maybe half, has come in from the state of California,” he continued. “It’s California, New York, Chicago, not as much Texas.”Talarico has amassed an eye-popping $72 million since the beginning of 2025, compared with approximately $16.8 million raised by Paxton through his campaign and joint fundraising committees.Paxton explained that he entered the general-election contest at a major financial disadvantage after enduring a bruising three-month Republican runoff against longtime RINO Senator John Cornyn.“As of June 1, I had zero dollars,” Paxton said. “He had already raised over $30 million.”Campaign-finance reporting confirms that Talarico has relied significantly more on donors outside Texas than Paxton.Fox News reviewed FEC records and found that in a late first-quarter stretch, about half of Talarico’s haul came from outside Texas.Donors in California and New York alone dumped more than $1.3 million on him in six weeks. Paxton, in the same window, raised most of his money from Texans.That’s the game. Talarico campaigns as an eighth-generation Texan while Silicon Valley and the blue-state donor class treat him like their new pet project.LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman, who is connected to Jeffrey Epstein, has poured $11.5 million into Lone Star Rising, the super PAC boosting Talarico. That’s one California-tied billionaire writing checks bigger than entire Texas campaigns.Approximately 55 percent of Talarico’s itemized contributions came from Texas, compared with 83 percent of Paxton’s. California and New York were the two largest sources of Talarico’s disclosed out-of-state contributions.Talarico’s national liberal fundraising operation has allowed the Democrat to blanket Texas with campaign propaganda. By late August, his campaign had reportedly spent more than $25 million on advertising since Paxton secured the Republican nomination.But the cavalry is beginning to arrive for Paxton.President Donald Trump has thrown his full political weight behind the America First attorney general and has pledged to campaign aggressively in Texas.“We’re working very hard. We want to win that race,” Trump told reporters before traveling to Houston for a Republican National Committee fundraising event supporting the GOP ticket.As The Gateway Pundit previously reported, Trump endorsed Paxton during the Republican runoff, describing him as a “true MAGA Warrior” who has repeatedly fought for Texas and the America First movement.Following Paxton’s crushing victory over Cornyn, Trump promised to hold “big, beautiful rallies” for the Republican nominee as he battles Talarico in the general election.Elon Musk is now jumping into the fight as well.Musk’s America PAC has spent $247,595 since August 20 to boost Paxton’s campaign, the super PAC’s largest expenditure for any candidate in its first major spending wave of the 2026 midterms. The money reportedly went toward printed campaign materials, including direct mail, door hangers, postcards, canvassing literature, and yard signs.As The Gateway Pundit previously reported, conservative commentator Jesse Kelly and BlazeTV host Sara Gonzales warned that Talarico was flooding Texas television with advertisements financed in part by donations from California, New York, and other liberal states.Paxton remains confident that Texas voters will reject the Democrats’ attempt to purchase the seat with a massive national fundraising machine.The post “California Is Trying to Elect Their Third Senator!” — Ken Paxton Sounds Alarm on James Talarico’s Out-of-State Cash Haul as Trump and Elon Musk Rally Behind His Campaign appeared first on The Gateway Pundit.