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Republicans look to close the gap as Paxton-Talarico race heats up

Headline from NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth

National Republicans are paying close attention to the race between Republican Ken Paxton and Democrat James Talarico after summer polling consistently showed Talarico with a slight lead. Talarico also dominated the airwaves over the summer, spending 200 times more on advertising than Paxton.

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  1. The New Republic

    Talarico Sounds Alarm as Texas Plans to Close Nearly 100 Polling Sites (opens The New Republic)

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    Democratic Senate candidate James Talarico is sounding the alarm over potential voter suppression as Texas moves to shutter dozens of polling stations. The Tarrant County Commissioners Court will vote Tuesday on a plan to reduce the county’s voting stations ahead of the midterm elections, the Associ…

  2. Breitbart News

    Texas Democrat Senate Candidate James Talarico Campaigns on Raising Taxes (opens Breitbart News)

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    Democrat Texas U.S. Senate hopeful James Talarico is now openly campaigning on raising Americans' taxes.

  3. Daily Torch

    Does Talarico Stand A Chance? Can Abbott Actually Lose? Setting The Record Straight On Texas Races (opens Daily Torch)

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    Though one polls shows Texas Legislator James Talarico ahead in his race with Texas Atty General Ken Paxton, the experts warn this is probably an act of deception. Talarico's far left ideas probably won't hold up in conservative Texas.

  4. New York Post

    Dem James Talarico notches slight lead over GOP AG Ken Paxton in competitive Texas Senate race (opens New York Post)

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    Texas Democratic Senate hopeful James Talarico is edging out scandal-scarred state AG Ken Paxton by a paltry 0.6 percentage points among likely voters, a new poll shared with The Post found.

  5. Newsweek

    James Talarico and Ken Paxton in Dead Heat in Razor Tight Texas Senate Race (opens Newsweek)

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    Talarico and Paxton are tied at 50 percent in a new Texas Senate poll, highlighting an increasingly competitive race.

  6. GOP Daily Brief

    Texas Democrat James Talarico Schedules Second Hollywood Fundraiser As Paxton, Trump Gather Support in Dallas (opens GOP Daily Brief)

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    There’s an old rule in politics that never steers you wrong: if you want to know who a candidate truly serves, skip the stump speech...

  7. NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth

    Republicans look to close the gap as Paxton-Talarico race heats up (opens NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth)

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    NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth's feed description

    National Republicans are paying close attention to the race between Republican Ken Paxton and Democrat James Talarico after summer polling consistently showed Talarico with a slight lead. Talarico also dominated the airwaves over the summer, spending 200 times more on advertising than Paxton.

  8. Blaze Media

    Glenn Beck: If the GOP found the checkbook to stop Paxton, it better find it to beat Talarico (opens Blaze Media)

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    The Texas Senate election is two months away, and progressive Democrat James Talarico is significantly outraising Republican nominee and Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton. That’s not because Republicans are broke, though.

  9. New York Post

    Texas’ Senate race is tightening — so don’t let James Talarico hide his lefty lunacy (opens New York Post)

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    The fate of the US Senate may come down to a state not usually considered all that swingy: Texas.

  10. Marshall News Messenger

    Talarico aims to rally rural Texans to cut Paxton’s edge in Senate race (opens Marshall News Messenger)

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    In 2018, Texas’ Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate sought to run a different type of campaign. For years, liberal candidates had focused on Texas’ most populous areas — cities where […]

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