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Recent polling shows Democratic state Representative James Talarico leading Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton by two points in the Texas Senate race. Meanwhile, both candidates are airing new campaign advertisements addressing vulnerabilities, and Angela Paxton released an ad addressing her estranged husband's candidacy.
Outlets across the spectrum agree that James Talarico and Ken Paxton are locked in a tight Senate race in Texas and that recent polling shows a narrow margin between the two candidates.
Left-leaning outlets like The New York Times and NBC News frame Angela Paxton's advertisement through the lens of her ongoing divorce from Ken Paxton. Right-leaning outlets like Breitbart News and The Daily Wire emphasize her call to support the entire Republican ticket, downplaying the personal drama. Center outlets like The Hill and NewsNation focus heavily on the statistical details of the recent Fox News poll showing the two-point margin.
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Talarico leads Paxton by 2 points in tightening Texas Senate race: Survey
Texas state Rep. James Talarico (D) is leading state Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) by just 2 points among likely voters, according to a new Fox News poll. The Democrat’s lead is within the poll’s 3-point margin of error and shows a tight race in the Lone Star State. Among likely voters polled, 51 percent…
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Both contenders are airing spots intended to address perceived vulnerabilities.
The estranged wife of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton urged voters to stand behind the entire Republican midterm ticket in an ad released Saturday, though she neglected to name Paxton directly.
In a new ad, Angela Paxton tells voters to focus on the “whole team,” not “individual players.”
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Texas state Rep. James Talarico (D) is leading state Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) by just 2 points among likely voters, according to a new Fox News poll. The Democrat’s lead is within the poll’s 3-point margin of error and shows a tight race in the Lone Star State. Among likely voters polled, 51 percent…
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Republicans are more than six times more likely to hold an unfavorable view of Paxton than Democrats do of Talarico, the poll found.
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Democrat James Talarico holds a slim 2-point edge over Republican Ken Paxton as GOP enthusiasm gaps and crossover voters reshape the Texas Senate race.
Texas State Sen. Angela Paxton, the estranged wife of Republican Senate hopeful Ken Paxton, is backing the full GOP ticket in November despite filing for divorce from her husband last year. In an advertisement released Saturday, Angela Paxton said voters had asked for her thoughts about the election. The Republican lawmaker, who represents a suburban ...
As a dozen Republicans gathered for a high-profile event in Washington, DC, hidden among them was a mole.
Texas State Senator Angela Paxton (R), and the estranged wife of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton shared that she would be voting Republican down the ballot, explaining that in a general election it's not about "the individual players," but rather "about getting the whole team across the finish line."
