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Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has canceled his final campaign event at The Alamo, a Texas landmark, just days before Election Day. Instead, he added stops in suburban towns in the Houston and Dallas areas. His opponent, Democratic state Sen. James Talarico, criticized Paxton for canceling the event, saying no one is attending his rallies. The race between Talarico and Paxton is one of the most closely watched Senate races in the country, with recent polling showing the race is essentially tied. Talarico has faced attacks on his sexual orientation throughout the campaign, including an AI-generated ad from Republicans that Democrats have called a smear.
The Senate race in Texas has become a key measure of voters' frustration with President Donald Trump's leadership and his loyalists in the Republican Party. Talarico has painted Paxton, who has weathered indictment and impeachment and garnered Trump's endorsement, as an especially corrupt example of a rotten political system. Paxton, on the other hand, has painted Talarico as too liberal for Texas. The race is seen as a David vs.
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