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Siena Poll Shows Democrats Leading Texas Races

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  • Democratic candidates James Talarico and Gina Hinojosa lead Senate and governor polls over Republican Ken Paxton and Republican Greg Abbott.
  • A Siena/ReconMR poll (Sept 8-11) gave Talarico 49% vs Paxton 43% and Hinojosa 49% vs Abbott 45%.
  • Veteran Republican strategist Karl Rove announced he will vote for Democrat Jon Rosenthal, calling Republican Bo French a “bigot.”
  • U.S. President Donald Trump called Karl Rove “bad” for Republicans after Rove’s Democratic endorsement.