NRT briefing
Report: Talarico's Internal Polls Match Tighter Texas Senate Surveys
Based on reporting by Breitbart.
The Brief
Democrat James Talarico's private polling matches surveys showing his Texas Senate race against Republican Ken Paxton closer than public polls that gave him a lead, per people close to the campaign cited by the New York Times. Those internal numbers align with recent surveys showing Talarico tied or ahead by two points within the margin of error, and may miss rural Trump supporters.
The race, the most expensive non-presidential contest at over $500 million, heads to voters Tuesday. Talarico needs heavy Latino turnout, but canvassers in San Antonio and El Paso found lingering Trump loyalty among some Latino men. Travis County Democratic chair Luke Warford said Talarico has at most a 50 percent chance.
Talarico has tried to reframe past comments about God and biological sexes used in attack ads, while Elon Musk gave $158 million to Paxton-backed groups.
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