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GOP senate candidate blames Trump's convention for polling drop
The New York Times on Wednesday published audio of Texas Senate candidate Ken Paxton privately complaining to conservative donors and lobbyists that Trump’s much-hyped midterm convention — which was held in Paxton’s home state and focused heavily on him and his race — did more harm than good.
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Both outlets center on the leaked audio and Paxton’s reported claim that the Dallas GOP convention hurt his numbers. The Hill foregrounds Paxton’s own wording and identifies him as the Texas attorney general and Senate nominee, while 60 Minutes frames the item as a report on the leak and adds that the comments were reportedly made to donors. Only 60 Minutes mentions strategists Tricia McLaughlin and Chuck Rocha joining the discussion.
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