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Most Black Texas voters back Talarico over Paxton, poll finds, despite Senate primary tensions

First publishedAug 4, 09:00 UTC
Last updatedAug 4, 12:51 UTC · 10m ago
33 outletsTexas Tribune, The Hill, Axios
Texas Tribune7Most Black Texas voters back Talarico over Paxton, poll finds, despite Senate primary tensionsOpen ↗The Hill7Paxton trails Talarico by 2 points in new Texas Senate pollOpen ↗Axios7Poll: Talarico has slim lead over Paxton in Texas Senate raceOpen ↗
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Three consecutive polls have now shown Democrat James Talarico narrowly ahead of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton in that state's crucial race for the U.S. The latest, released Tuesday morning, has Talarico up 47%-45%.Why it matters: That's within the survey's margin of error, and the Republican establishment isn't panicking — not yet, anyway.

Reported by 3 outlets — Axios, Texas Tribune, The Hill. See all sources ↓

Three consecutive polls have now shown Democrat James Talarico narrowly ahead of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton in that state's crucial race for the U.S. The latest, released Tuesday morning, has Talarico up 47%-45%.Why it matters: That's within the survey's margin of error, and the Republican establishment isn't panicking — not yet, anyway. But there are some troubling signs for the GOP nominee among white and Latino voters.State of play: The private theory among top Republican officials has long been that Paxton, while scandal-plagued, doesn't have the kind of problems that money shouldn't be able to solve. The plan is to drive up Talarico's negatives with Texas-sized ad buys and wait for GOP voters to come home.

Read the full report at Axios ↗

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Three consecutive polls have now shown Democrat James Talarico narrowly ahead of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton in that state's crucial race for the U.S. The latest, released Tuesday morning, has Talarico up 47%-45%.Why it matters: That's within the survey's margin of error, and the Republican establishment isn't panicking — not yet, anyway.
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