Ken Paxton admitted ‘everybody’s numbers dropped’ after GOP
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Ken Paxton said something honest and the left is running with it. In a private moment, the Texas attorney general acknowledged that after the Dallas Republican convention, everybody’s polling numbers dropped. That’s not a confession, that’s just how conventions work for the party in charge.
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Texas AG Ken Paxton privately admitted GOP polling numbers dropped after the Dallas convention as he faces Democrat James Talarico in a tight race.
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Ken Paxton said something honest and the left is running with it. In a private moment, the Texas attorney general acknowledged that after the Dallas Republican convention, everybody’s polling numbers dropped. That’s not a confession, that’s just how conventions work for the party in charge. The GOP packed a room, fired up the base, and the other side cranked up the outrage machine. A dip is a blip. That’s not a scandal, that’s Tuesday.
Meanwhile, James Talarico is out there acting like a tight race in Texas proves something. It proves Democrats can raise money and run ads, not that their ideas sell. Paxton has been in the barrel for years, fought off baseless attacks, and kept winning. A single poll after a convention doesn’t rewrite the map. The polling dip is a blip, not an obituary for the Republican majority in Texas.
What we’d rather see is Paxton and the rest of the ticket get back to the issues that actually move voters. Border security. Parents’ rights. The economy. If you only campaign inside the convention hall.
Commentary written with AI assistance by the New Republican Times Editorial Board.