Paxton says Talarico 'lies to the public' four days before Texas Senate election
Republican attorney general claims, in an interview with Fox Business, that his Democratic rival hides his positions; surveys indicate a technical tie and only 1% undecided.
BY THE X-TRADER NEWS NEWSROOM · REPORTING FROM FOX BUSINESS · 3 MIN
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, the Republican candidate for Senate, accused his Democratic opponent, James Talarico, of "lying to the public" about his positions four days before the election. The statement was made on Fox Business' The Will Cain Show on the last day of early voting in the state.
According to presenter Will Cain, the race is tied: Paxton and Talarico are "locked in a technical tie" in the polls, and only 1% of voters are undecided. According to the program, attendance in the state has already broken records. There has been no Democrat elected to the Senate in Texas since 1988, when Lloyd Bentsen won.
According to Cain, Democrats consider Texas the most "viable" Republican state and see it as their best chance of reversing the situation. At stake, in the presenter's description, are control of Congress and the debate on socialism.
Campaign and financing
Paxton said he was on a 17-day bus tour through different areas of Texas. He claimed to have been with Vice President JD Vance the day before and with the president in Corpus Christi and Lubbock. According to him, the campaign combines speeches and advertisements to get its message to voters.
The Republican also criticized Talarico's speech, who describes himself as a "David" against "Goliath" represented by billionaires, millionaire donors and corporate interests. Paxton said most of the money raised by his rival comes from California, New York and Chicago. For him, the Democrat is part of the liberal establishment in Washington and is supported by Senator Chuck Schumer.
Accusations about positions
Paxton listed votes and statements that he attributes to Talarico. According to him, the Democrat voted to allow gender transition for children, having said that it would be abusive for parents not to allow it. He would also have voted for all types of taxes, including a state income tax, and against all border security projects. The Republican also stated that Talarico said that capitalism was oppressive and needed to be dismantled, and that he called him a "democratic socialist", a model for future American politicians, in reference to Mamdani. Paxton said his rival now denies those views. The statements are those of the candidate and were not independently verified in the interview.
Paxton also said that, in the primaries, the opposing side spent around US$225 million, of which US$180 million was spent on negative advertisements, which, according to him, led voters to believe things that were often not true. Asked about Republicans reluctant to vote for him, who are considering voting for Greg Abbott and leaving the Senate ballot blank, he responded that the election is "not about me" and that voters should judge politicians by what they do, not what they say.
What to watch out for
According to Fox Business, Vance, who was in Texas, stated that the idea that Talarico would "tear down" the country to its foundations and rebuild it represents a fundamentally transformative vision, which, in the channel's view, raises the stakes of the election. For the investor, the result matters because Congress's control influences the fiscal and tax agenda, including the discussion about state income tax raised in the campaign. The transcript does not contain market projections, and the outcome will depend on electoral participation in the coming days.
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