Crossfiled1 outlets · filed 1 October 2026
Ken Paxton reveals GOP polling 'dropped' after midterm convention: NYT
So, just to recap: Trump brings Republicans to Texas for a convention designed to help Republican candidates, like Ken Paxton. Then Paxton privately says his poll numbers dropped after said convention. And at the convention, the president is essentially doing a roast of his own Senate candidate’s wa
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Both outlets center the same leaked-audio claim, with The Hill leading on Paxton’s remark that Trump’s Dallas convention “dropped our numbers” and 60 Minutes recasting it as Paxton saying “everyone’s numbers dropped,” while attributing the report to the NYT. The Hill’s extract adds the most direct detail about Paxton and the convention, while 60 Minutes’ extract mainly frames the item as a reported political setback and pairs it with a separate line about Trump campaigning.
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