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“Talarico’s opponent in the Senate race, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, has grilled the Democrat about his disappearance on social media in recent days.”

“President Donald Trump’s Texas rally for Republican Senate nominee Ken Paxton was repeatedly interrupted by protesters on Wednesday, drawing loud boos from the crowd and sharp jeers from the president.”

“While popular with progressives in the Sanders coalition, Talarico will need to bring more centrist voters into his camp to defeat GOP rival Ken Paxton in the red state and become the first Democrat to represent Texas in the Senate since 1993.”

“Having already spent more than $500 million in combined ad spending, the Texas Senate race is one of the messiest battlegrounds of the cycle for far more reasons than just the bitter rivalry between Democratic state Rep.”

“Graham’s problems come as other Trump-endorsed candidates, including Texas GOP Senate nominee Ken Paxton, remain in within-the-margin-of-error races.”

“Now, especially where the Senate is concerned, GOP strategists have to choose some races for particular focus in the final weeks of the campaign.”

“At a Wednesday night rally in San Antonio, Trump warned the crowd that if Democrat James Talarico defeats Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton in the open Senate race, “We’ll never forgive you for what you have done if you let that happen.””

“Texas Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton sent a letter to donors warning that the spending gap in the Senate race between him and his Democratic opponent, state Rep.”

“The Texas Senate race has emerged as one of the marquee races of the midterm elections as Talarico takes on Attorney General Ken Paxton, who is endorsed by President Donald Trump.”

“Here are the stances laid out by all the major party Senate candidates for the 13 states deemed to have competitive races.”

“James Talarico, backed Talarico in his race against Republican state Attorney General Ken Paxton, but has not yet campaigned with the Democratic Senate nominee in her home state.”

“Paxton is struggling in public polls against Democratic state representative James Talarico despite Texas’s long-standing status as a Republican stronghold and Trump having won the state in the 2024 presidential election by over 13 percentage points.”

“A New York Times/Siena College poll of five states — Texas, Alaska, Ohio, Iowa, and Kansas — found Democratic Senate candidates tied or ahead in each race, highlighting a competitive environment in states Trump won by between 11 and 16 percentage points in…”

“The absence of Maine from Trump’s itinerary is notable as Collins faces one of the closest races of her nearly three decades in the Senate.”

“Related, Trump said he hadn’t heard Texas Republican Senate Candidate Ken Paxton’s criticism of the convention.”

“President Donald Trump urged Texas voters to support state Attorney General Ken Paxton in his Senate battle against Democrat James Talarico, as polls show the race is a toss-up for either political party, during a campaign swing through the state Thursday.”

“Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, the Republican Senate candidate, missed Vice President JD Vance’s South Texas swing at the Harlingen Convention Center on Wednesday afternoon.”

“John Cornyn (R-TX) in Talarico’s Senate bid against Republican state Attorney General Ken Paxton.”

“Thom Tillis (R-NC) and longtime GOP strategist Karl Rove are among those who raised concerns over the weekend and criticized President Donald Trump’s decision to endorse Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton as the nominee against Democratic candidate James…”

“At the campaign level, Talarico is running laps around Paxton — a common predicament for GOP Senate candidates, including in Texas.”

“Talarico is facing Republican nominee Ken Paxton, the state’s attorney general, in a race that Democrats hope could break a decadeslong Republican hold on Texas.”

“Texas Democratic Senate nominee James Talarico is working overtime to win over black voters, a crucial demographic if he is to score an upset win over Attorney General Ken Paxton in the state President Donald Trump won by 14 points in 2024.”

“Republicans are also expected to spend hundreds of millions in Texas, where a competitive race brews between Republican Ken Paxton and Democrat James Talarico.”

“Cornyn is retiring from Congress in January after losing the Senate GOP primary to Texas state Attorney General Ken Paxton.”

“Many Republicans warned against nominating Paxton, who is struggling to raise money for his Senate campaign and has required assistance from President Donald Trump’s political operation, over incumbent Sen.”

“The divisive remarks from French bled into the Senate race, where Talarico commended Cornyn and called out Paxton.”

“Paxton has a checkered past, including a messy divorce and a state impeachment for bribery and abuse of office as attorney general, for which he was later acquitted by the Texas Senate.”