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Texas PAC Pours Even More Cash Into the Lone Star State
Republicans are flooding the race as polling shows Paxton trailing James Talarico and the contest could decide control of the Senate.
- On Friday, Republican-aligned groups launched a massive spending surge to support Attorney General Ken Paxton's Texas Senate campaign, aiming to rescue his bid against Democrat James Talarico amid mounting polling concerns.
- National Republicans grew alarmed after Paxton trailed Talarico in public polls, prompting the unprecedented cash influx to defend a historically safe seat in a race that remained deadlocked weeks before Election Day.
- Texas PAC spent $131 million supporting Paxton, though critics noted the group paid an "absolutely punishing premium" for ads—sometimes five times Talarico's campaign costs—limiting the reach of their massive investment.
- Despite the GOP spending blitz, Talarico maintained a narrow lead in most public polls, while both parties competed intensely for Latino voters in the Rio Grande Valley, a critical battleground.
- Senate Majority Leader John Thune aims to protect the GOP's 53-47 majority, but analysts warn that diverting resources to Texas could jeopardize Republican chances in other battleground states before Election Day.
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