A growing number of Republicans are voicing concern about the tight Texas Senate race between Republican Ken Paxton and Democrat James Talarico, a race that MS NOW’s election desk currently considers a toss-up. Meanwhile, a new report from POLITICO reveals that Republicans are not flocking to Trump’s midterm convention in Dallas next week, which is headlined by President Trump. The Morning Joe panel discusses the GOP’s alarm over Texas and Trump’s insistence on making the midterms a referendum on himself.
Senate Majority Leader John Thune is urging the White House to get more engaged in the Texas Senate race between Republican Ken Paxton and Democrat James Talarico. While Democrats haven’t won a Senate seat in Texas in years, Republicans might have a reason to be concerned. Our MS NOW internal elections desk, which had been characterizing the race as ‘lean republican,’ is now shifting it to a ‘toss up.’ MS NOW Political Director Shawna Thomas joins Morning Joe to discuss the shift and what it means for the race in Texas.
A super PAC backing Texas Senate GOP nominee Ken Paxton released two new ads on Tuesday, as the Republican is locked in a bitter fight against Democrat James Talarico. The ads from Lone Star Liberty PAC cost $15 million and will air across 18 markets in Texas over the next two weeks, a spokesperson for the group told The Hill. Read more: https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/6063549-paxton-super-pac-texas-ads/ #KenPaxton #Trump #JamesTalarico #Texas #Senate #MidtermElections
Sometimes the GOP establishment is fairly crafty at hiding its disdain for voters. Other times, not so much. Sen. John Kennedy, R-La., took a break from making folksy quips to let the mask slip during a Sunday interview about Texas’ Senate race between Republican Ken Paxton and Democrat James Talarico. While often unpredictable in its […]
Since his defeat, Cornyn has repeatedly broken with the Trump administration and been a vocal critic of Paxton. Earlier in August, he called Paxton "lazy" and said he was poor at fundraising.
President Trump will travel to Houston, Texas today to headline a fundraiser for GOP Senate nominee Ken Paxton. His visit will focus on raising money for Paxton's campaign after it spent most of its funds in the primary election against incumbent Senator John Cornyn. Trump endorsed Paxton in that race and today's trip is meant to show donors the President is still standing by him. Meanwhile, Jonathan Lemire’s latest piece for The Atlantic reports that Trump’s strategy to spend his super PAC’s $400M ahead of the midterms is to buy TV ads focusing on himself and his ‘accomplishments.’ POLITICO White House reporter Alex Gangitano joins Way Too Early to break it all down.
Rep. Beth Van Duyne is not a fan of the DSA or Texas Senate candidate James Talarico. Hear her thoughts on the highly sought-after Senate race as she goes one-on-one with our Chris Stirewalt. #dsa #texas #jamestalarico #kenpaxton #midterms #senate
