Ken Paxton's 'Dangerous' Midterms Strategy Could Backfire, Experts Warn
Summary
Political experts say Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s limited campaigning in the final days of his Senate race could hurt him, as polls show him narrowly trailing Democrat James Talarico. Paxton has made brief appearances at rallies and canceled some campaign stops, while President Donald Trump has visited Texas several times to support him.Key Facts
- Southern Methodist University professor Cal Jillson called Paxton’s low-profile approach dangerous for a candidate who appears to be narrowly behind.
- Recent polls cited in the article showed state lawmaker James Talarico narrowly ahead of Paxton.
- Texas has not elected a Democrat to the U.S. Senate since 1988, and Trump carried the state by nearly 14 points in 2024.
- Paxton spoke for less than 15 minutes at rallies with Trump and for less than five minutes at a rally headlined by Vice President JD Vance, according to the article.
- Paxton’s campaign canceled the scheduled November 1 stop of his “Come and Take It” bus tour in El Paso, citing schedule changes and logistics.
- The campaign also canceled a stop in Tyler so Paxton could appear with Vance in Weatherford.
- Trump had visited Texas four times since Labor Day to encourage support for Paxton, while also criticizing Paxton’s appearance, the article reported.
- Talarico said Paxton was canceling events because few people were attending; this was Talarico’s claim, not an independently established reason for the cancellations.
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