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Nicolle Wallace floored as Ken Paxton's 'dumpster fire' implodes: 'Worse by the week'

MS NOW's Nicolle Wallace was blown away on Monday by the newly leaked audio from Texas Senate candidate Ken Paxton, as he struggles against poll after poll showing him down against Democratic opponent James Talarico. "Things are going so badly" for Paxton, said Wallace, that "I almost but not quite feel bad for him. He's running a dumpster fire of a…

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Ken Paxton Texas Senate campaign sees fundraising surgeTexas Senate candidate Ken Paxton said his campaign raised $18 million in the third quarter.

The Dallas Morning News4d agoWhole story →

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Probably Not Enough Money to Fix Paxton Campaign, Says MulvaneyMick Mulvaney, former acting chief of staff in the first Trump administration, said Ken Paxton, the Republican contender for the US Senate seat in Texas, is the 'weakest candidate' in this election and that there's 'probably not enough money to fix' him. Mulvaney also weighed in on Paxton's comments to lobbyists blaming the White House for his issues…

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Mass confusion as Ken Paxton ad shows MAGA candidate tearing down missing child flyerA political ad airing nationally for GOP Senate nominee Ken Paxton left viewers baffled Monday over a scene that appears to show the Texas attorney general tearing down a missing child flyer. “Yeah I don’t think they thought this through,” quipped Conor Rogers, a D.C.-based Democratic strategist. The ad was funded by Texas PAC, a Senate Republican…

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James Talarico launches advertising push aimed at Asian AmericansThe Democratic Senate candidate hopes the advertisements boost turnout and generate additional votes for him in the race against Attorney General Ken Paxton.

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Texas Republicans wrestle with Ken Paxton's 'moral character'Plagued by ethics allegations, the Senate candidate is unusually vulnerable for a red state Republican.

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'ScanDuel!' Latest Talarico Ad Targets Paxton's History of Outrageous ScandalsThe campaign of Texas Democratic US Senate candidate James Talarico on Tuesday unleashed a new attack ad against his Republican rival, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, that targeted his long history of outrageous scandals. The ad, titled "ScanDuel," is a parody of mobile betting apps such as FanDuel and DraftKings, and it invites viewers to place bets…

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Exclusive: Paxton privately blames campaign woes on Iran war, gas pricesTexas Republican Senate nominee Ken Paxton privately lamented the impact of the Iran war and gas prices on his campaign in a meeting last month, telling a group of donors and lobbyists, "I don't make the decisions," according to audio obtained by Axios. Why it matters: It's a candid admission from a close Trump ally about the challenging environment…

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Texas Senate hopeful James Talarico pushes social-emotional learningJames Talarico, Texas Senate candidate, once criticized Texas public schools for focusing too heavily on academics, arguing social-emotional learning deserved more attention.

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Talarico vs. Paxton: Who has the better approach to healthcare affordability?With a little under a month before election day, polls still have Democrat James Talarico and Republican Ken Paxton in a close race to become the next senator from Texas. Among the top issues on voters' minds is healthcare affordability.

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Ken Paxton 'rescue effort' threatened as latest leak insults Trump: 'Lacks any gratitude'The Republican effort to rescue Texas Senate nominee Ken Paxton (R-TX) came under new strain as a third leaked recording caught him faulting President Donald Trump's Iran war.Several Republicans involved in that effort are frustrated with Paxton's private complaint that Washington is running his cam...

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Ken Paxton Names The 2 Things ‘Dragging’ His Campaign In Leaked AudioThe Republican Senate candidate flagged exactly how “people are feeling the pinch” in an audio clip shared by Axios.

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Busted: Paxton Calls for “Reasonable” Spending Cuts and Tax Cuts in Newly Leaked AudioIn another nothingburger leaked audio from a September 24 event with donors and lobbyists, Texas Republican Senate nominee Ken Paxton called for...

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Ken Paxton Admits Team Trump Controls His Campaign in Leaked AudioIn a leaked audio recording, Texas Attorney General and Republican Senate nominee Ken Paxton lamented that he isn’t in control of his own campaign. At a fundraiser in September, Paxton spoke candidly about his flailing campaign, according to the recording shared with Politico and published Monday. “I’ve never been in a race where I felt less control over…

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