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The Rest Is Politics US hosts see Trump’s Texas rallies as an effort to help Paxton

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    The hosts of The Rest Is Politics US frame Trump’s two Texas rallies as a last-minute effort to secure a Republican win and help Ken Paxton’s Senate bid, while describing the race as a toss-up.

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    They cite polling showing Talerico at 48% and Paxton at 46%, with the two-point gap within the margin of error.

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    They contrast one Trump speech of roughly an hour and a half with Talerico’s roughly 28-minute speech, and say the nearby Lubbock events each drew about 4,000 people.

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    They argue that Trump’s attacks on Paxton’s appearance do not help Paxton, despite the apparent purpose of the rallies being to support him.

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    In a separate discussion of the Texas race, they say Elon Musk had spent $180 million in Texas and predict Republicans may seek another $100 million for the race.

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The Rest Is Politics US hosts frame Trump’s two Texas rallies as a last-minute effort to help secure Ken Paxton’s Senate bid and describe the race as a toss-up. They cite a poll showing James Talerico at 48% and Paxton at 46%, within the margin of error.

They contrast one Trump speech of about an hour and a half with Talerico’s roughly 28-minute speech, saying the nearby Lubbock events each drew about 4,000 people. Separately, they discuss Elon Musk’s reported $180 million in Texas spending and predict Republicans may seek another $100 million.

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