Trump Meets Texas Senate Nominee Paxton at White House as New Poll Shows Democrat Talarico Leading
President Trump hosted Republican nominee Ken Paxton at the Oval Office on Tuesday night. The visit follows Paxton's primary victory and comes ahead of the November general election against Democrat James Talarico.
Usa TodayU.S. Senate candidate Ken Paxton at the White House on Tuesday night. The meeting occurred as Paxton seeks to unify Republican support for the November general election.
Paxton defeated Republican incumbent Sen. John Cornyn in a party runoff in late May after securing President Trump's endorsement. Early voting had already begun when the president backed Paxton in the final days of that contest.
A photo posted by Paxton on social media showed him standing behind President Trump at the Resolute Desk in the Oval Office. Another image showed Paxton posing with a political artwork depicting Democratic challenger state Rep. James Talarico alongside President Trump and Texas Lt.
Gov. Dan Patrick. "It was an honor to be with President Trump and @DanPatrick today as we work to defend Texas and save America," Paxton said in his post. President Trump shared an autographed "piece of artwork" with Lt.
Gov. Dan Patrick during the visit. Patrick posted a side-by-side image comparing Talarico with a missing tooth to Alfred E. Neuman, the longtime mascot of MAD Magazine. "@realDonaldTrump knows how to paint a picture like no one else," Patrick wrote.
"I think Ken Paxton is going to absolutely just destroy him (Talarico)," Trump said on Fox News. " Sen. Lindsey Graham said the endorsement will make the Texas contest more expensive for Republicans because Paxton is more vulnerable to a Democratic upset than Cornyn would have been.
A recent poll conducted after the Republican runoff showed Talarico leading Paxton 47 percent to 44 percent, a margin just outside the poll's margin of error. S. Senate seat.
Some Republicans remain divided over whether to support Paxton due to ongoing controversies about him. Mateo Rosiles is the Texas Connect reporter for USA TODAY and its regional papers in Texas.
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