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Platner’s Wife Flagged His Sexual Texts With Other Women as Maine Senate Race Began
The wife of Graham Platner, the Democratic candidate in Maine, told the campaign he had sent sexual messages to other women.
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Another Republican Senate Seat in Play
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Ken Paxton's Texas primary victory puts another Republican Senate seat in play, alongside those of North Carolina, Maine, Ohio, and Alaska.
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Republicans, Stop Fighting. Senate Is Up for Grabs
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton wins the GOP Senate runoff after President Trump's endorsement, setting up a contested race against James Talarico.
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Trump's Texas Senate Primary Win Is Going To Backfire
While MAGA candidate Ken Paxton's win isn't an assured victory for Democrats, he'll at least embroil the GOP in a nightmare of its own making.
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Cory Booker Has ‘Concerns’ About Platner Revelations in Maine Senate Race
Mr. Booker and other Senate Democrats faced questions Sunday about reports that Mr. Platner’s wife previously told his campaign he had exchanged sexual messages with women outside his marriage.
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‘This is not the Republican Party anymore, it’s the MAGA party’: Joe Concha
Washington Examiner columnist Joe Concha said, “This is not the Republican Party, it’s the MAGA party,” arguing that President Donald Trump’s continued success in Republican primaries demonstrates the extent to which the GOP has become aligned with the MAGA movement. Concha highlighted Trump’s success rate in backing Republican candidates and pointed to recent defeats suffered by […]
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WATCH: Ken Paxton makes surprising prediction about Texas U.S. Senate race against James Talarico
'I'm not even sure he could get elected in California. His views are so radical'
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Ken Paxton Weighs in on Primary Victory Against Senator John Cornyn “It’s Pretty Unusual for Incumbent Senators to Lose” – (VIDEO)
Texas AG and Republican Senate candidate Ken Paxton was on "Sunday Morning Futures" with host Maria Bartiromo to talk about his primary victory over incumbent Senator John Cornyn. The post Ken Paxton Weighs in on Primary Victory Against Senator John Cornyn “It’s Pretty Unusual for Incumbent Senators to Lose” – (VIDEO) appeared first on The Gateway Pundit.
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Republicans grow 'uncomfortable' as GOP stronghold looks flippable due to 'scrambled math'
Republicans are growing increasingly “uncomfortable” as a confluence of factors have “scrambled the political math in typically red Texas,” Axios reported Sunday, factors that could potentially flip a seat that has been held by a Republican since 1994.Among the strongest factors is Texas’ demographic shift, with more than 2.5 million Americans having moved to the Lone Star State since 2020. Texas’ new residents, political science professor Brandon Rottinghaus told Axios, are also “less tied to Texas’ long-standing political patterns,” the outlet reported, giving Democrats a greater chance at flipping the U.S. Senate seat currently held by Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX), who was defeated in the GOP primary last week by the state’s attorney general Ken Paxton.Political science Professor Mark P. Jones supported Rottinghaus’ theory as well, telling Axios that Texas’ new residents are typically either “economic migrants” or “political refugees" – or both.Another major concern for Republicans is Texas’ Hispanic population, now the state’s largest demographic group. Hispanic voters were a significant factor in President Donald Trump’s 2024 election victory, but recent polls have suggested that Hispanic voters were abandoning Trump in droves, a dynamic that could bode poorly for the Trump-endorsed Paxton in November.Trump won 55% of Hispanic Texas voters in 2024 according to exit polls, but as of last week, the president’s disapproval among the group has soared to 67%.“Paxton carries years of legal and ethical baggage, but [Democratic Senate nominee James] Talarico also has vulnerabilities in a state that still leans conservative, including past comments on religion and his progressive profile Republicans will target,” wrote Axios’ Russell Contreras.“Texas isn't suddenly blue. But it is bigger, newer and less predictable – and that's enough to make Paxton's Senate race uncomfortable for Republicans.”
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