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Recorded Before the Election: Ken Paxton & Pollster Matt Towery… How Did They Get It So Wrong?
These conversations were recorded October 28 and 30, 2026, days BEFORE the midterm election. Listen to what the experts and the candidate were saying with Election Day just around the corner, and ask yourself: how did they get it so wrong?
Retiring pollster Matt Towery tells Joe Pags the polls are a "mirage." He calls the Texas Senate race extremely close and says none of these races are really four, five or seven points. Then Texas Attorney General and Republican Senate nominee Ken Paxton calls in from the campaign trail on the last day of early voting. Joe asks him the hard question: why…
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