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Ted Cruz Urges Moderate Republicans to Support Ken Paxton in Tightening Texas Senate Race

Ted Cruz told moderate Republicans to stop criticizing Ken Paxton and support him as the Republican nominee for the U.S. Senate. During a Fox News interview and a subsequent post on X, Cruz argued that moderates often ask conservatives to support a nominee after a primary victory.

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He noted that Paxton won a $200 million primary, and the high volume of attack ads against him contributed to the close race. Ken Paxton currently faces Democratic challenger James Talarico. Recent polling shows the race as a toss-up, with Talarico leading Paxton by 6 percentage points in a Texas Public Opinion Research survey. While Paxton is the state's attorney general, he faces scrutiny for past indictments and a divorce. Republicans are looking to President Trump to provide financial support for Paxton. Because President Trump boosted Paxton over incumbent Senator John Cornyn in the primary, the party expects him to help secure the victory. The administration is also facing allegations from Democrats that it could be working with the United States Postal Service to prevent thousands of Americans from casting mail-in ballots.

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