The View co-host Sunny Hostin predicts Texas will go blue as polls show Talarico leading Paxton
“The View” co-host Sunny Hostin predicted Thursday that voters will flip Texas blue in November for the first time in about 30 years as the panel discussed the tight race between Democratic candidate James Talarico and Republican Ken Paxton for the US Senate.“I think we will.I think we will see Texas go blue, actually.
I really do,” Hostin remarked.“In September, not only one, but eight pollsters had Talarico ahead 51-45%.
That is so significant given that a Democrat hasn’t won statewide office in 30 years. “That same poll showed that he is leading Paxton among women, 56% to 40%.Among voters aged 18 to 29, 66% to 22%, and among Hispanics, 62% to 30%.
We’re talking about Texas.He’s going to win this race.”Co-host Alyssa Farah Griffin argued that Talarico’s edge in the Lone Star State was a referendum on President Trump’s administration. “I mean, the fact that Texas is in play speaks to the moment right now that people are so frustrated with the current leadership,” she said.“A Democrat hasn’t won statewide in Texas in over 30 years.
I still think it could go either direction for Paxton or Talarico, but this is kind of a perfect storm, and it’s a mess of the president’s own making.”Griffin agreed the state might flip blue, calling Talarico a good candidate.She argued that Sen.
John Cornyn would’ve been a better Republican candidate over Paxton, who was endorsed by Trump and came out on top in the GOP primary.A Fox News poll released in October found Talarico enjoying a net positive personal rating of 8 points among likely Texas voters (52% favorable vs.44% unfavorable), compared to Paxton, who is underwater by 18 points (40% vs.
58%).Republicans are six times more likely to view Paxton unfavorably (32%) than Democrats do Talarico (5%).Likely Texas voters are split on control of the Senate: 49% prefer a Democratic Senate while 50% favor a Republican upper chamber.Eight percent of self-identified Republicans prefer the De...