Ken Paxton and James Talarico began closing arguments in the Texas Senate race
Texas Attorney General and Republican U.S. Senate candidate Ken Paxton and Texas state Rep. and Democratic Senate candidate James Talarico made final-weekend campaign pushes in a tossup race. Paxton spoke in Fort Worth Saturday; Talarico rallied in College Station Friday. Donald Trump took a day off from in-person rallies and planned virtual campaigning after a Tuesday rally in Lubbock.
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Republican Ken Paxton and Democrat James Talarico began making closing arguments Saturday in a tossup Texas U.S. Senate race, as Donald Trump paused his in-person rally schedule for a day and planned to campaign through virtual events. Paxton, Texas attorney general, spoke at a campaign event in Fort Worth. Talarico, a Texas state representative, held a rally Friday at Aggie Park in College Station as part of his “Clear Eyes, Full Hearts” tour. The race has become a key measure of voters’ frustration with Trump’s leadership and Republican loyalists. Texas had not been expected to be an epicenter of midterm elections that could reshape the final chapters of Trump’s second presidency. Trump held an in-person rally Tuesday at the Lubbock Memorial Civic Center in Lubbock, Texas.
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- The News-Times — Paxton and Talarico tussle for Texas Senate seat. Trump to campaign virtually instead of in person
- Associated Press — Trump takes a day off from in-person rallies as candidates chase votes | AP News
- oskaloosa.com — Paxton and Talarico tussle for Texas Senate seat as Trump campaigns via telephone | National News | oskaloosa.com
- wwlp.com — Paxton and Talarico tussle for Texas Senate seat. Trump to ...
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AP News reports that Paxton and Talarico made closing appeals in the Texas Senate race while Trump campaigned virtually, matching the proposed event. Newstimes.com, Oskaloosa.com, and WWLP reproduce the same report.