What to make of wild Senate polls

Published September 17, 2026 9:14am ET | Updated September 17, 2026 9:14am ET




Don’t look now, but the Democrats’ Senate nominee has a bigger lead in Texas than in Minnesota.

That’s according to the RealClearPolitics polling averages, showing Democrat James Talarico up 2.6 percentage points over state Attorney General Ken Paxton (R-TX) while in Minnesota, Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan (D-MN) leads former sports broadcaster Michele Tafoya by 1.8 points.

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