2026-08-13
An Emerson College Polling/Nexstar Media survey released Thursday examined a Texas Senate race between Republican Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and Democrat James Talarico, a state representative. The poll showed the two candidates in a close contest.
The center outlet frames the poll as showing a tied race with no advantage to either candidate, while the right outlet frames the same result as a lead for Paxton and casts it as positive news for Republicans in a race the party views with concern.
The poll shows the two candidates essentially tied roughly three months before the midterm election.
The two candidates in the Texas Senate race are neck-in-neck less than three months out from the midterm election, according to a new poll released on Thursday. An Emerson College Polling/Nexstar Media survey found Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) polling at 47 percent and state Rep. James Tal…
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