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Texas Senate race tops $500M in ad spending with weeks to go

The Ken Paxton vs. James Talarico contest has become the costliest Senate battleground of the cycle as Republicans struggle with an unpopular incumbent.

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What to know

  • Ad spending has exceeded $500 million in the Texas Senate race between Paxton and Talarico, making it one of the cycle's most expensive contests.
  • Paxton is deeply unpopular with Republicans, creating uncertainty about whether GOP voters will support him or defect to the Democrat.
  • Both candidates have stumbled during the final stretch: one disappeared from the trail for a week, the other has faced repeated embarrassing recordings.
  • The race remains competitive in a state that has traditionally favored Republicans.

Ken PaxtonKen Paxton Republican Senate candidateJames TalaricoJames Talarico Democratic Senate candidate

Texas Senate race tops $500M in ad spending with weeks to go
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    Campaign stumbles overshadow record spending

    The Washington Examiner reports both candidates have struggled down the stretch: one disappeared from the campaign trail for over a week while the other has been repeatedly caught in embarrassing recorded situations.

    “Ad spending in the race between James Talarico and Ken Paxton has topped $500 million as a seat in a traditionally Republican state remains up for grabs.”
    — CNN · source

    • So instead of encouraging everyone to vote and hoping we outnumber the morons and bigots, we can and should try to discourage them from voting. Encouraging everyone to vote is going to result in a lot of stupid and evil people ruling over very vulnerable populations in most states.

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    • CNN@c.im

      # CNN # News TX Senate race tops $500M in ad spending as GOP scrambles to save Paxton

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    Texas Senate race ad spending tops $500 million — Ad spending in the Ken Paxton vs. James Talarico contest has exceeded $500 million as Democrats and Republicans compete for control of a traditionally Republican Senate seat with three weeks until the midterms.

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