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Exclusive: Paxton privately blames campaign woes on Iran war, gas prices

Texas 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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'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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Talarico’s black and Hispanic outreach stalls just weeks before early votingDemocratic Texas state Rep. Jolanda Jones warned over the summer that James Talarico was not doing enough to win black votes for the upcoming midterms. Just weeks before Election Day, his campaign may lose even more ground with black and Hispanic voters, potentially dooming Democrats' efforts to seize control of the Senate from Republicans. 'Talarico…

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Ted Cruz's could suffer bruising 'black eye' heading into 2028 with big bet on GOP raceSen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) has thrown himself behind Attorney General Ken Paxton's struggling Senate campaign – a big bet that could backfire on his own presidential ambitions.Politico reported that Cruz has become a "part-time adviser, part-time bundler" for Paxton, who trails Democrat James Talarico in ...

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WATCH: Hasan Piker Reminds James Talarico About His Liberal Puppet Masters: ‘He’s Got to Play Ball’In case you didn't know who controls James Talarico, the upstart Democratic nominee for Senate in Texas, just listen to the puppet-masters on the far left.

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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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Big Take: Texas Is Testing the Power of MAGA Inc.’s MoneyAn unpopular Republican Senate candidate in Texas created an opening for a Democratic challenger — and now Trump is playing “red line defense. (Source: Bloomberg)

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Ken Paxton warns donors of 'whopping' spending disparityThe GOP Senate candidate for Texas sent a letter to donors just ahead of early voting, asking for help closing the fundraising gap.

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Billionaire Jeffrey Epstein associate Reid Hoffman bankrolling James Talarico's Texas Senate runA former associate of deceased pedophile Jeffrey Epstein is funding Democrat James Talarico's run for the US Senate -- to the tune of at least $11.5 million contributed to a super PAC backing the Texas candidate.

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Paxton hammers Talarico for going 'missing' from campaign trail — and Trump chimes in hilariouslyKen Paxton is mocking his Democrat opponent for seemingly going missing from the campaign trail as Election Day looms. James Talarico, who is competing against Ken Paxton for a U.S. Senate seat in Texas, recently stopped appearing in person at campaign events and released a statement saying he had contracted the flu from shaking so many hands. 'No one…

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Ken Paxton Trolls Talarico with ‘Missing’ Posters After 12-Day Flu AbsenceDemocrat James Talarico has been absent from public events for nearly two weeks, drawing attacks from Ken Paxton's campaign.

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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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Ken Paxton Trashes Trump Ahead of His Texas VisitYet another leaked recording of Texas Senate candidate Ken Paxton has landed. “It’s the war, it’s gas prices.... It’s over $6 a gallon for diesel,” Paxton said at a donor meeting when asked what issues were “dragging” on him and his campaign, according to audio obtained by Axios. “People are feeling that pinch. So I’d say that’s probably the biggest…

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Ken Paxton rips into Iran war in another shocking audio leak: ‘People are feeling the pinch’Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton was caught calling the war in Iran the No. 1 drag on his Senate bid in the third major audio leak of his campaign in recent weeks.

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New leaked audio catches Ken Paxton's wild restaurant tale about vanquished GOP opponentTexas Senate nominee Ken Paxton privately accused outgoing Sen. John Cornyn of trying to sink his campaign, according to new leaked audio from a Washington fundraiser obtained by CNN.“He’s clearly not helping. He wants me to lose,” Paxton, the state’s attorney general, said at the Sept. 24 event. CN...

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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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