“Whether you’re a little more conservative or a little more progressive — we’re all getting screwed,” Mr. Talarico said. “We have socialist Democrats like James Talarico who want to become a Texas senator,” Mr. Paxton said, “when he belongs in California.” With Mr. Talarico ahead in some polls, and with a much larger war chest, Mr. Paxton hopes to sow doubt among moderates that his opponent is the candidate for them. They said the one thing that Mr. Paxton and Mr. Talarico agreed on — expanding the child tax credit — could cost trillions of dollars over the next decade. The post Paxton and Talarico Offer Diverging Paths on Affordability appeared first on New York Times.