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Trump backs Paxton for Texas Senate
Trump doubles down on Ken Paxton with a new endorsement video as the Texas Senate race tightens to a single point.
In brief
Trump doubles down on Ken Paxton with a new endorsement video as the Texas Senate race tightens to a single point. Trump's high-profile support for Paxton comes as the race against Democrat James Talarico has narrowed to within the margin of error. Originally reported by Dallas Express.
Trump renews Paxton endorsement
President Trump released a direct-to-camera video Friday backing Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton for U.S. Senate, saying he has Trump's "Complete and Total Endorsement."
“Ken Paxton has my Complete and Total Endorsement to be the next U.S. Senator from Texas, HE WILL NEVER LET YOU DOWN!”
Race tightens to one point
An Emerson College poll shows Democrat James Talarico at 47% and Paxton at 46% among likely Texas voters, a gap within the poll's margin of error.
Trump backed Paxton in primary
Trump previously endorsed Paxton before the May Republican runoff against Senator John Cornyn, using identical language. Paxton won decisively with 885,949 votes to Cornyn's 501,725.
Major spending backs Paxton
Trump-aligned MAGA Inc. has reported 10 million dollars in independent expenditures in the race, split between ads supporting Paxton and opposing Talarico.
General election November 3
Texas will hold the U.S. Senate general election on November 3, with Paxton, Talarico, and Libertarian Ted Brown on the certified ballot.
The main idea
Trump's high-profile support for Paxton comes as the race against Democrat James Talarico has narrowed to within the margin of error.
