Donald Trump Returns To Texas

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Updated Oct 27, 8:44pm ET

President Donald Trump returned to Texas to campaign for Republican Senate nominee Ken Paxton. He held events in Corpus Christi and Lubbock in the final week before Election Day. Paxton, Texas’ attorney general, is running against Democratic state lawmaker James Talarico for the Senate seat held by retiring Republican John Cornyn. The race could help decide control of the closely divided Senate, where Republicans hold a 53–47 majority. Texas has not elected a Democrat statewide since 1994. Trump attacked Talarico as too liberal for Texas and praised Paxton as a strong attorney general. Talarico held competing events across West Texas. Voters will decide the Senate race on Election Day.

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Left-leaning outlets framed Trump’s return as a defensive move against a rare Democratic opening in Texas. HuffPost cast the trip as an effort to stop the first Democratic statewide win in more than three decades. MS NOW focused on Trump’s endorsement power and the use of football celebrities to energize loyal voters. The Boston Globe highlighted Marco Rubio’s role as an example of blurred lines between governing and campaigning.

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Right-leaning outlets framed Trump’s trip as urgent backup in a state Republicans still expect to hold. Fox News emphasized the danger of an unusually close contest in a longtime Republican stronghold. Daily Mail leaned into Trump’s economic and energy pitch, including his claim of free oil. The Washington Examiner stressed opposition to Talarico’s cultural and policy positions as the sharper rallying cry.

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