Poll shows Talarico leading Paxton in Texas
Today’s installment of campaign-related news items from across the country.
* In Texas’ closely watched Senate race, the latest Texas Public Opinion Research poll found Democratic state Rep. James Talarico ahead of Republican state Attorney General Ken Paxton, 45% to 40%. The same poll showed Talarico with a three-point advantage in May.
A Texas Tribune report on the survey noted that it found Talarico “leading among voters who do not have a college degree — a group that has consistently favored Republicans in Texas and across the country.”
* Speaking of competitive Senate races in red states, Barack Obama is not only supporting Democratic state Rep. Josh Turek’s candidacy in Iowa, but the former president also joined Turek for a game of basketball that made for a memorable new campaign video.
* With less than a week remaining before Michigan’s competitive Democratic Senate primary, the latest Glengariff Group survey found Democratic Rep. Haley Stevens narrowly leading former Republican Rep. Mike Rogers in a hypothetical general election matchup. The same poll, however, showed Rogers ahead of former state health official Abdul El-Sayed by 10 points.
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Steve Benen is a producer for “The Rachel Maddow Show,” the editor of MaddowBlog and an MS NOW political contributor. He’s also the bestselling author of “Ministry of Truth: Democracy, Reality, and the Republicans’ War on the Recent Past.”
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