New poll shows Talarico, Paxton essentially tied in Texas as Democrats, Republicans weigh midterms
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[0:00] All right, new topic now. There are
[0:01] about two weeks to go before midterm
[0:04] election day and some major races are
[0:06] extremely close. Take a look at new CBS
[0:09] News polling which finds in Texas the
[0:11] Senate race pitting Republican Ken
[0:13] Paxton against Democrat James Telerico
[0:15] is essentially tied. And now it's all
[0:17] about turnout. Early voting in the
[0:19] lonear state starts today. And in
[0:22] Alaska, CBS News has rated the US Senate
[0:25] race between Mary Pelola and incumbent
[0:27] Dan Sullivan as a tossup. Alaska hasn't
[0:30] sent a Democrat to the upper chamber
[0:31] since 2008. President Trump is working
[0:34] to help Republicans in uh red states
[0:37] around the country. He's headed to
[0:38] Kansas today. It's another red state.
[0:41] The GOP is facing increased concerns
[0:43] about the cost of living, as we've been
[0:44] discussing, and the administration's
[0:46] policies when it comes to the war with
[0:48] Iran and immigration