marvin martian
Diamond Member
In Maine, agreed. In Texas, I'm not so sure. Paxton is a well known crook, which is why I know many MAGAts like him.
It's not that I believe any Republicans will vote for Talarico but, like Democrats did in 2016 with Hillary, think many Republicans will simply not vote for either.
The Democratic candidate in the Texas Senate race has a slight edge over his Republican opponent in a new poll released Friday.
Forty-seven percent of likely general election voters in the state backed state Rep. James Talarico (D) in the poll from Texas Public Opinion Research, compared with 44 percent for Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R).
The survey was conducted after the Republican primary runoff contest Tuesday, in which incumbent Sen. John Cornyn lost to Paxton, who had been endorsed by President Trump.
The latest poll follows a decision from the Cook Political Report, a nonpartisan election handicapper, to adjust its rating of the race from “likely Republican” to “lean Republican” following Paxton’s win.
Nearly a third of the respondents who voted for Cornyn in the runoff indicated in the poll that they will support the Democratic nominee in the November election. A plurality — 44 percent — of these voters said they will now choose Paxton, and 23 percent were undecided.
Talarico = Temu Beto
