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Story summary
- Poll shows Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton trails Democrat James Talarico in personal favorability.
- Talarico holds a net +8 rating (52% favorable, 44% unfavorable) while Paxton is –18 (40% favorable, 58% unfavorable).
- Among Republican voters, 32% view Paxton unfavorably, compared with 5% of Democrats viewing Talarico unfavorably.
- Talarico leads Paxton by 2 points among likely voters and 7 points among registered voters, within the poll’s margin.
- Republican pollster Daron Shaw said Paxton may owe his life to Governor Greg Abbott, who leads the GOP get-out-the-vote effort.
