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Talarico skips Sanders rally as Texas Senate race tightens

Democratic candidate distances himself from progressive icon as his polling lead over Republican Ken Paxton narrows.

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What to know

  • Talarico is distancing himself from Sanders and the progressive left as his polling lead over Paxton has narrowed to within the margin of error since mid-September, signaling his strategy to secure independents and moderate Republicans.
  • Recent polling shows mixed signals: Talarico leads in most surveys but margins have tightened significantly, yet prediction markets still favor him at 63-64 percent to win, and 53 percent of voters expect Paxton to win.
  • The race is a potential Senate control factor; Democrats haven't won a Texas Senate seat since 1988, and ad spending has exceeded $500 million, potentially making it the most expensive non-presidential race in U.S. history.

“Democratic Texas Senate hopeful James Talarico will not appear alongside Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders when the progressive independent brings his national tour to the Lone Star State next week”

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James TalaricoJames Talarico Democratic Texas Senate candidateKen PaxtonKen Paxton Republican Texas Senate candidate, state attorney generalBernie SandersBernie Sanders Vermont Senator, progressive independentBeto O'RourkeBeto O'Rourke Former Texas RepresentativeGreg CasarGreg Casar Texas Representative

Talarico skips Sanders rally as Texas Senate race tightens
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  1. upcoming

    Sanders announces Texas "Fighting Oligarchy" tour — Bernie Sanders schedules rallies in El Paso (October 19) and Houston (October 20) featuring Beto O'Rourke and Greg Casar. The El Paso event coincides with Texas's first day of early voting.

  2. 1

    Talarico opts out of Sanders rally to court moderates

    Talarico's campaign confirms he will not attend Sanders's El Paso rally, a decision made public on Wednesday as part of his broader strategy to appeal to independents and moderate Republicans while the GOP ties him to the party's left wing.

    1. 1 outlet first by Washington Examiner, 10h ago · read ↗

    2. 1 outlet Talarico to Skip Bernie Sanders Texas Rally as Senate Polling Lead Tightens

      first by Newsweek, 14h ago

  3. background

    Marist poll shows Talarico lead narrowing to margin of error — A Marist poll released Wednesday finds Talarico leading Paxton 47-45 percent among likely voters (margin of error ±4.9 points), down from a 50-44 lead in the previous Marist poll. Among registered voters, his lead fell from six points a month earlier to four points.

  4. background

    University of Texas poll shows tighter race — A University of Texas/Texas Politics Project poll released this week puts Talarico at 50 percent and Paxton at 47 percent among likely voters, continuing the trend of narrowing margins since mid-September.

  5. background

    Trump and Vance rally for Paxton — Vice President JD Vance rallies for Paxton in East Texas on Tuesday, following President Donald Trump's recent rally for him in San Antonio, as the national GOP amplifies efforts to link Talarico to his party's progressive wing.