{"id":5154,"date":"2026-08-09T18:38:35","date_gmt":"2026-08-09T18:38:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nationwideinterstatemovers.com\/?p=5154"},"modified":"2026-08-09T18:38:35","modified_gmt":"2026-08-09T18:38:35","slug":"trump-senate-pick-sounds-alarm-as-gop-braces-for-midterms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nationwideinterstatemovers.com\/?p=5154","title":{"rendered":"Trump Senate Pick Sounds Alarm as GOP Braces for Midterms"},"content":{"rendered":"<article>\n<p>Republican Senate nominee Ken Paxton conceded that the political environment is looking \u201cchallenging\u201d for his party ahead of the midterms, admitting that the GOP needs some help.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/nationwideinterstatemovers.com\/?p=5153\">Bombshell Letter Revealed in Jared and Ivanka\u2019s Resort Saga<\/a><\/p>\n<p>In an interview with Fox News\u2019 Maria Bartiromo on Sunday, the Texas Senate hopeful was pressed on why his race against Democratic nominee Rep. James Talarico is \u201cso close,\u201d and offered some rare candor that sounded a lot like a plea for help.<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s a different environment,\u201d Paxton admitted, adding that midterm elections are \u201calways challenging,\u201d before emphasizing that he would \u201chave to win this\u201d to help Republicans hold on to the Senate.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Bartiromo, 58, then pressed Paxton on just how important the Texas race is to the GOP\u2019s hopes of keeping its majority. He conceded, \u201cI don\u2019t think we can hold onto it unless we hold Texas,\u201d adding that losing the state would \u201csend a terrible message.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Paxton, 63, then turned his attention to Talarico, 37, attacking his Democratic opponent and pointing to the campaign\u2019s fundraising advantage. He ended by directing Fox News viewers to his website to help his campaign, with a blunt admission: \u201cWe need help!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Three consecutive polls have shown Talarico leading the scandal-plagued Texas attorney general, adding to the sense that Paxton\u2019s path to the Senate is looking increasingly precarious.<\/p>\n<p>A July  of 1,200 likely voters put Talarico ahead 47 percent to 45 percent. A Fox News poll gave the progressive Democrat a three-point lead over Paxton, 51 percent to 48 percent, while a Texas Public Opinion Research survey had Talarico up 45 percent to 40 percent.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/nationwideinterstatemovers.com\/?p=5152\">Trump, 80, Shows Off Heavily Bruised Arm While Golfing<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Texas Senate race is expected to be one of the biggest fights of the midterms. If Talarico manages to pull off a win, it would be a huge upset for Republicans and give Democrats a major boost as they look to take back the Senate. The win would also make the representative the first Democrat elected to the U.S. Senate from Texas in decades.<\/p>\n<p>Paxton, a close ally of President Donald Trump, 80, who has the president\u2019s endorsement, has a long rap sheet of political scandals. He was impeached by Texas Republicans over allegations of fraud and obstruction of justice, has faced years of corruption allegations, and saw his wife file for divorce last year on \u201cbiblical grounds\u201d after allegations of affairs came to light.<\/p>\n<p>Republicans are heading into Nov. 3 fighting to protect their razor-thin majorities in both the House and Senate, with polling suggesting they have a tough road ahead.<\/p>\n<p>Trump, for his part, has already started distancing himself from the possibility of a Republican wipeout, suggesting that any voter backlash would be aimed at his party\u2014not him.<\/p>\n<p>In an interview with Punchbowl News published Friday, the president said that if voters decide not to back Republicans, \u201cThey\u2019re angry at Republicans, but they\u2019re not angry at me.\u201d But the polling tells a different story, with Trump\u2019s own approval ratings remaining underwater and suggesting that voter dissatisfaction with the GOP may have plenty to do with the president and his administration.<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>While Paxton pointed to Sen. Ted Cruz, 55, who narrowly defeated Democrat Beto O\u2019Rourke by 2.6 percentage points in 2018, as an example of the kind of race Republicans can win, Talarico said that he \u201cdidn\u2019t think it was possible to find a candidate worse than Ted Cruz, but I think we found him in Ken Paxton.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/nationwideinterstatemovers.com\/?p=5151\">Trump\u2019s Hometown Paper Eviscerates His Giant Vanity Project<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Republican Senate nominee Ken Paxton conceded that the political environment is looking \u201cchallenging\u201d for his party ahead of the midterms, admitting that the GOP needs some help. 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