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Ken Paxton Launches AI Ad Attacking James Talarico

9/10/2026

Center

Paxton AI Attack

U.S. Senate candidate Ken Paxton released an AI-generated TV ad targeting Democrat James Talarico on Sept 8, 2026, during the midterm convention in Dallas.
Center coverage notes a Univision poll showing Talarico ahead of Paxton by five points statewide and 11 points among Hispanic voters.
The ad, titled “King James,” aired nationally on Newsmax during the convention.
It alleges Talarico said “God is non-binary,” “Jesus was a feminist,” and he “hates Christianity.”

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Paxton AI Push

Republican Senate candidate Ken Paxton released an AI-generated TV ad targeting Democrat James Talarico on Sept 8, 2026, at the Dallas convention.
The ad aired as Democrats held a “Love Thy Neighbor” food drive, collecting twenty-thousand pounds of groceries across the Dallas area.
An Aug. 24 University of Texas poll showed Talarico leading Paxton 42% to 39%.
Paxton announced distributing seven million eggs to Texas food banks via an antitrust settlement.

Blindspot

James Talarico organized a “Love Thy Neighbor” food drive at the Frederick Douglass Human Services and Justice Center in Dallas, collecting more than twenty-thousand pounds of groceries for residents of Dallas, Plano, Glenn Heights, Fort Worth and Denton.
Within this story's sources, this angle appears mainly in Left-leaning coverage and receives less attention in Center-leaning coverage.

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Paxton AI Attack

U.S. Senate candidate Ken Paxton released an AI-generated TV ad targeting Democrat James Talarico on Sept 8, 2026, during the midterm convention in Dallas.
Center coverage notes a Univision poll showing Talarico ahead of Paxton by five points statewide and 11 points among Hispanic voters.
The ad, titled “King James,” aired nationally on Newsmax during the convention.
It alleges Talarico said “God is non-binary,” “Jesus was a feminist,” and he “hates Christianity.”

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