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Talarico leads Paxton by 3 points in Texas Senate race: Fox News poll

Democratic Texas Senate candidate James Talarico appears to be winning support from a sizable block of Republican voters, according to a new Fox News poll released Thursday. The survey found Talarico leading Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) 51 percent to 48 percent among voters — an encouraging sign for Democrats, who haven’t won a statewide…

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Democratic Texas Senate candidate James Talarico appears to be winning support from a sizable block of Republican voters, according to a new Fox News poll released Thursday.

The survey found Talarico leading Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) 51 percent to 48 percent among voters — an encouraging sign for Democrats, who haven’t won a statewide race in Texas in more than three decades.

Despite receiving President Trump’s endorsement over incumbent Sen.

John Cornyn (R-Texas), Paxton’s string of legal troubles and scandals — including felony securities fraud charges, an impeachment and an extramarital affair — have made it difficult for him to unify the GOP.

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Democratic Texas Senate candidate James Talarico appears to be winning support from a sizable block of Republican voters, according to a new Fox News poll released Thursday.
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Democratic Texas Senate candidate James Talarico appears to be winning support from a sizable block of Republican voters, according to a new Fox News poll released Thursday.
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Well, one reason is that more voters are concerned Paxton lacks the character to serve than they are that Talarico is too extreme.”

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