{"id":2683600,"date":"2026-10-14T07:38:01","date_gmt":"2026-10-14T11:38:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/talarico-and-paxton-stumble-to-finish-line-in-texas-senate-race\/"},"modified":"2026-10-14T07:40:48","modified_gmt":"2026-10-14T11:40:48","slug":"talarico-and-paxton-stumble-to-finish-line-in-texas-senate-race","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/talarico-and-paxton-stumble-to-finish-line-in-texas-senate-race\/","title":{"rendered":"Talarico and Paxton stumble to finish line in Texas Senate race"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftalarico-and-paxton-stumble-to-finish-line-in-texas-senate-race%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2683600&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nascar-playoff-controversy-raises-questions-of-rigged-racing\/\" title=\"NASCAR Playoff Controversy Raises Questions of &#039;Rigged&#039; Racing\">article discusses recent controversies<\/a> and developments in a Texas Senate race involving candidates James Talarico and Ken Paxton. It highlights that one candidate disappeared from the campaign trail for over a week, while the other was recorded or filmed in embarrassing situations. The race has seen over $500 million spent on advertising, making it one of the messiest battlegrounds of the cycle due to factors beyond the rivalry between the Democratic and Republican candidates. The piece also includes promotional content for Washington examiner subscriptions.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-first wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-15\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One candidate <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4761918\/talarico-spotted-public-absence-campaign\/?srsltid=AU7gw4VgnCzeb1J5zYuKzPXQK60dgKYi9m6icQb43yOJmoYX7ksEkd13\">abruptly disappeared<\/a> from the campaign trail for more than a week. The other seemingly can\u2019t stop being <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4760751\/paxton-caught-complaining-cornyn-lack-support-another-leaked-audio\/?srsltid=AU7gw4Uoc-SsAWvdgpk9u0SDNOQPTUIbe0qd60S2tHw8HYTcwJN_syrS\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4760751\/paxton-caught-complaining-cornyn-lack-support-another-leaked-audio\/?srsltid=AU7gw4Uoc-SsAWvdgpk9u0SDNOQPTUIbe0qd60S2tHw8HYTcwJN_syrS\">recorded<\/a> or <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4763759\/ken-paxton-dubai-new-years-party-fugitives\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4763759\/ken-paxton-dubai-new-years-party-fugitives\/\">filmed<\/a> in embarrassing situations.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Having already <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/AdImpact_Pol\/status\/2110064490439979361?s=20\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/x.com\/AdImpact_Pol\/status\/2110064490439979361?s=20\">spent more than $500 million<\/a> in combined ad spending, the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/texas\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"253\">Texas<\/a> Senate race is one of the messiest battlegrounds of the cycle for far more reasons than just the bitter rivalry between Democratic state Rep. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/james-talarico\/?srsltid=AU7gw4U-C3FVpR5Xa4Ww5mjq5RdUaO6e9HD4L5a7O0x7ij8zjtv8pwyH\">James Talarico<\/a> and Republican state Attorney General <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/ken-paxton\/?srsltid=AU7gw4Xb-OiwtgvTmi20nR7lfLV4kfZlyZG5fCwItkNBgduU8_X5hnZx\">Ken Paxton<\/a>.<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<style>.explore-more-section { background: var(--wex-bg); 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