Republican advertising blitz reaches intensive scale

2 Oct 1 · 12d ago · 2 articles · 1 post · 1 comment · 2 sources · development 2 of 2

Republican-aligned groups plan to spend $166 million total on advertising. Paxton's ads aired 258 times during "Judge Judy" in September alone, exemplifying the saturation strategy.

Republican advertising blitz reaches intensive scale — Newsweek

“The Republican Party is united to elect Ken Paxton and keep Texas red in November. Senate Leadership Fund's investment through Texas PAC affirms our commitment to maintaining the Republican majority and defeating Far-Left liberals like James Talarico.”

Alex Latcham, Senate Leadership Fund executive director · rss ↗

Ken Paxton Republican Senate nomineeJames Talarico Democratic Senate candidateJohn Thune Senate Majority LeaderDonald Trump Former presidentChuck Schumer Senate Minority Leader

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2 outlets Republicans Spending Over $7M Per Day to Try and Save Ken Paxton in Texas

first by Newsweek, 12d ago · also Breitbart
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- Texas Republicans Spend About $7.7 Million a Day to Support Ken Paxton Breitbart · 12d ago
2 outlets Senate GOP smashing political spending records in Texas with ad-buying binge for Ken Paxton

first by The Texas Tribune, 12d ago · also Daily Kos
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- GOP's cash blitz in Texas won't save Ken Paxton Daily Kos · 12d ago
1 outlet ‘A slow-moving car crash:’ Republicans are wary of the $200 million-plus price tag to save Ken Paxton

first by Politico, 10d ago
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- The price tag on the Ken Paxton rescue mission has Republicans panicking Politico · 10d ago
1 outlet Ken Paxton's Travel Has Cost Texans At Least $1.9 Million Dollars

first by HuffPost, 12d ago

What people said 6 voices · verbatim

Texas Republican Senate candidate Ken Paxton reportedly took over 275 lavish trips outside of Texas while he was Attorney General. These trips cost Texas taxpayers at least $1,900,000 in total.

@HQNewsNowX12d ago905▲view on X ↗
With the Senate GOP majority hinging on a red Texas, Republicans spent an eye-popping $122 million in September to support nominee Ken Paxton. But the polls have hardly budged.

texastribune.orgBluesky12d ago135▲view on Bluesky ↗
@rikiwilchins.bsky.social 2026 Oct Reps dumping $200m into in attempt to save faltering Ken Paxton -- "a slow-moving car crash" and the man who single-handedly as Atty Gnl ignited the war on trans kids by reclassifying GAC as child abuse after legislature repeatedly refused to pass anti-GAC law. The price tag on the Ken Paxto...

assignedmedia.org@bsky.brid.gyMastodon10d agoview on Mastodon ↗
Maybe Ken Paxton shouldn’t have bragged about trying to give a child predator one day in jail. God they’re all so awful, how is anyone a Republican.

Confident-Tadpole873r/politics12d agoview on r/politics ↗
Texas Taxpayers Funded Ken Paxton's $1.9 Million Luxury Jet-Setting, Records Reveal According to an Associated Press investigative report published on October 1, 2026, Texas Attorney General and Republican U.S. Senate candidate Ken Paxton has taken more than 275 out-of-state

@maddenificoX12d ago573▲view on X ↗
Yep. I thought dem voters would pull through in Texas after SCOTUS killed Roe v Wade before the midterms. How disappointed I got.

ChickenSalad96r/politics12d agoview on r/politics ↗

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