A New York Times focus group of 12 2024 Trump voters in Texas expressed sharp distrust of Republican nominee Ken Paxton and a mixed reaction to Democrat James Talarico as the Senate race remains tight.
A NYT focus group of 12 Trump 2024 voters called Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton 'crook,' 'criminal' and 'morally corrupt,' citing his record as attorney general.
Participants used more positive words for Democrat James Talarico—'progressive,' 'fresh,' 'inspiring'—but several remained unconvinced or described him as 'ineffective.'
Seven of the 12 said they would prefer incumbent Sen. John Cornyn over Talarico if Cornyn were the nominee, indicating intraparty complexity among Republican-leaning voters.
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Advertisement Regarding Talarico, participants used more favorable language to describe him, but they weren't all sold on voting for him. Others also called him "fresh," along with "inspiring" and "new." Some had harsher words for the Democrat, including "ineffective" and "neutral." "I can't do one word. Senate race, which could decide control of the upper chamber of Congress in November, is still a tight contest, with Talarico currently holding a slight edge, according to the latest poll results.
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“There’s no way in hell that I’m voting for another Republican that supports this guy,” the caller vented on “The Megyn Kelly Wrap-Up Show.”
“This is an absolute betrayal of Trump and his 77 million voters,” conservative commentator Tomi Lahren wrote on X.
Sen. Roger Marshall was booed and shamed during a debate in ruby-red rural Hutchinson, Kansas, on September 12. The current Kansas Senator made national headlines over the past week after a New York Times article exposed his shady business practices, such as suing and arresting poor patients over medical bills as low a
Trump, who once declared that the Republican “WILL NEVER LET YOU DOWN,” did a 180 on his “complete and total endorsement” of the congresswoman.
Sen. Mike Lee is known for his increasingly bizarre comments.
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