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“James Talarico leads Ken Paxton by 2.4 points in the Silver Bulletin average”

Nate Silver, author, Silver Bulletin 23 October 2026 Do these Senate-governor splits make sense? (Silver Bulletin) archived copy

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James Talarico leads Ken Paxton by 2.4 points in the Silver Bulletin Texas Senate polling average.

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Nate Silver, “James Talarico leads Ken Paxton by 2.4 points in the Silver Bulletin Texas Senate polling average.” (said 23 October 2026). Verdict: not researched. Reliability API, claim c_9006ac4e0b72, method 0.1.0+28da144b, dataset release v1.1.2. https://epistacklabs.com/claims/c_9006ac4e0b72

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