Talarico widens lead over Paxton in US Senate race: Poll

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A University of Texas/Texas Politics Project poll of 1,200 registered voters finds Democrat James Talarico leading Republican Ken Paxton 42% to 39% in the Texas Senate race, a reversal from June when Paxton led by one point. Talarico draws 91% of Democrats and 37% of independents, while Paxton manages 79% of Republicans and just 11% of independents.

The same poll shows Governor Greg Abbott leading Democrat Gina Hinojosa 45% to 40%, and finds Trump underwater in his own state, 51% disapproval to 43% approval. Voters rank inflation, corruption and the economy as top concerns, and majorities oppose new data center construction in their communities.

A Talarico-Paxton race matters nationally because Democrats haven't won a Texas Senate seat since 1988, and control of the chamber is at stake. Another Texas Politics Project poll is expected in October.

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Texas Republicans have survived worse polls than this one, and Paxton has survived worse scandals than this campaign, so nobody should mistake a three-point August lead for a coronation. Still, a state poll finding the sitting president underwater on nearly everything except border security is its own small headline, buried here under the Senate horse race.

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