Republicans Pour $30,000,000 Into Ken Paxton’s Campaign During Final Stretch Of Red-State Race

Republicans are directing another $30 million toward Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton's Senate campaign, in a state the party normally wins easily. Texas PAC, a super PAC tied to the Senate Leadership Fund, planned to place the new television buys Friday, a source told the Daily Caller News Foundation. That lifts its Texas outlay to roughly $155 million on TV and about $200 million in all.

RealClearPolling shows Democratic nominee James Talarico ahead by an average of 2.8 points, and Cook Political Report rates the race a toss-up. No Democrat has won a Senate seat from Texas since 1993. Leaked audio from a donor meeting has Paxton attributing his trouble to the Iran war and fuel prices, with diesel above $6 a gallon, though he has publicly backed President Donald Trump's decision to enter the conflict. Trump, who endorsed Paxton over Sen. John Cornyn in the primary, appeared with him at a San Antonio rally Wednesday.

Elsewhere, the group planned $5 million for South Carolina, while pausing spending in North Carolina and Georgia. Talarico has not been seen campaigning for 12 days, for reasons unknown.

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