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Ken Paxton, James Talarico hit campaign trail ahead of early voting in Texas

The U.S. Senate candidates are launching statewide tours as they promote competing proposals on taxes, health care, and immigration.

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CBS News· Oct 18, 1:20 AMKen Paxton, James Talarico hit campaign trail ahead of early voting in Texas

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Paxton Looks to Close Gap With Talarico as Election NearsWith less than a month until Election Day, Republican Ken Paxton and Democrat James Talarico are entering a competitive final stretch in the Texas U.S. Senate race. Polling on the race shows that Talarico’s lead over Paxton has narrowed since July, with the latest UT/Texas Politics Project poll showing that Talarico leads Paxton by 3...

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Trump Says Cornyn, Rove to Blame If Paxton Loses Senate RacePresident Donald Trump railed at Senator John Cornyn of Texas and longtime GOP strategist Karl Rove, accusing them of undermining Ken Paxton’s Senate campaign in the state, a crucial contest for Republican hopes of retaining control of the chamber.

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Talarico compares his campaign to the biblical David after GOP invests over $158M against himBy JESSE BEDAYN James Talarico, the Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate in Texas, is set to rally with supporters Thursday, as his underdog bid to become the first Democrat to win statewide in over 30 years heads into its final weeks. The national conversation around Talarico’s campaign has evolved over the past months. Initially, the […]

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Dozens of pastors back Ken Paxton, campaign announcesAttorney General Ken Paxton announces backing of dozens of pastors as he competes with opponent for religious voters.

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Most of Ken Paxton’s campaign money can be traced to one man: Elon MuskThe world’s richest person, who has become the biggest known midterm donor, gave $158 million to a group that quickly spent that much to help Ken Paxton’s Senate bid in Texas.

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Can Ken Paxton outrun a trail of scandal to win US Senate seat in ruby-red Texas?The Republican state attorney general appears uniquely ill-chosen as a candidate – but he is a political survivor who could yet frustrate Democratic dreams Depending how you look at the situation, it is either predictable that Ken Paxton, Texas’s attorney general and Republican candidate for US Senate, is struggling in the polls – or impressive that he…

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