New Texas poll shows Democrat James Talarico leading Ken Paxton 47% to 43% in Senate race
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Matthew Chapman
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Summary
A new poll from Texas Public Opinion Research shows Democratic state lawmaker James Talarico leading Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton 47% to 43% in the Texas U.S. Senate race. This is one of the first polls showing Talarico approaching the 50% threshold, signaling a competitive election that challenges Republican expectations in Texas.
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Texas Republicans got an ominous new sign on Friday that they have a competitive U.S. Senate election
being one of the first polls to show Talarico relatively close to the 50 percent threshold, meaning Republicans would have to win a v
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