Texas Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton and Democrat state Rep. James Talarico are virtually tied in the state’s U.S. Senate race less than three months before the midterm election, according to a new poll.
An Emerson College Polling/Nexstar Media survey released Thursday shows Paxton with 47% support among likely Texas voters, compared with 46% for Talarico.
Five percent remain undecided and 2% support another candidate.
The one-point difference is well within the poll’s roughly 3-percentage-point credibility interval, underscoring what has become an unexpectedly competitive contest in a state where Democrats have not won a statewide election in decades.
The electorate is sharply divided by age. Voters under 50 favor Talarico 53%-38%, while Paxton leads among voters 50 and older, 53%-42%.
Absolutely pitiful. Whatever Paxton’s personal flaws, he has very good positions while Democrat Talarico is woker than woke, a vegan freak show (in Texas!) who supports everything the Democratic Socialists of America support, including altering the genitalia and hormonal make-up of unsuspecting minors. The only reason the race is close is because the under 50 crowd, even in Texas, will take anything over a Republican. I repeat: This is Texas, not Seattle, New York City, Portland OR or Minneapolis. I am paying attention to this poll only because I respect NEWSMAX (which is why I write for them).
What’s left of America is going to be real, real freaky and scary 20 years from now. This country will be bonkers beyond recognition. You think it’s bad now? Just wait.