Does anyone want to win this race? Talarico and Paxton stumble to finish line in Texas Senate contest

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One candidate abruptly disappeared from the campaign trail for more than a week. The other seemingly can’t stop being recorded or filmed in embarrassing situations.

Having already spent more than $500 million in combined ads, the Texas Senate race is one of the messiest battlegrounds of the cycle for far more reasons than just the bitter rivalry between Democratic state Rep. James Talarico and Republican state Attorney General Ken Paxton.

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