One of the more shocking developments of the recent midterm elections was the transformation of Texas from a red state to a blue state, with Democrats being elected as governor, lieutenant governor, and to the Senate. However, some of the statements made by James Talarico, soon to be Texas’s first Democratic senator in over a generation, have raised eyebrows as well as hopes.

Talarico told NBC News’s Ryan Chandler that he wants to work with Elon Musk to expand innovation. The offer was remarkable, considering that the SpaceX and Tesla CEO had spent a considerable amount of money trying to defeat him.

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