Texas AG and US Senate Candidate Ken Paxton was on “Sunday Morning Futures” with host Maria Bartiromo to talk about his race against left-wing Democrat James Talarico.
Being a midterm election, the polls show a close race between the two candidates.
“This is a state that President Trump won. Why is this race so close, and what are you doing about it?” Bartiromo asked.
“It’s a different environment. Midterm elections are always challenging. They have been challenging in the past,” Paxton said.
“We’re gonna win this. We have to win this for the country. We have to win this for really, holding on to the US Senate,” Paxton said.
“How important is the Texas race in terms of the Republicans keeping the majority in the Senate?” Bartiromo asked.
“I don’t think they can hold on to it unless we hold Texas,” Paxton continued.
Paxton blasted Talarico for his extreme views and explained that the media is not being honest about his record in the Texas House of Representatives.
“Obviously, this guy is hiding his true views that he has held for the last ten years in the Texas House,” Paxton said.
“There are literally hundreds of things that he’s said similar to which you already posted, and those are the things we need to let voters know,” Paxton said.
“The mainstream media, as Trump would call the fake media, they are not exposing his real record,” Paxton continued.
“He’s got a lot of money coming in from California and other liberal states, so he had $30 million. When I finished my race, I had zero. So, we are trying to get help from all over the country,” Paxton explained.
“Tell me about the Republicans in the Senate. Are they helping you right now? Are you in touch with Senate leadership?” Bartiromo asked.
“They have been very supportive. I’ve talked to Senator Thune. I’ve talked to Senator Scott, and many others. Been very supportive. They are planning on spending money here is my understanding. I don’t control that. We can’t necessarily coordinate with them,” Paxton said.
“We need help now because James Talarico has been spending 3 or 4 million dollars a week on TV for the last month. So, I want to compete. I want to be able to tell people exactly what he believes because I am convinced when Texas knows that, know those issues and know what he actually believes, he will not be elected in the State of Texas,” Paxton continued.
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🚨 EXCLUSIVE: Texas AG and Senate candidate @KenPaxtonTX joined @MariaBartiromo and responded to accusations of voter fraud in the closely watched Texas Senate race.
🗣️ “I vote at the same place for over two decades.”
Paxton pushed back on the allegations and accused his… pic.twitter.com/veKETYjuWq
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