Could AG Ken Paxton's recent raids on Latino civil rights activists hurt Senator Ted Cruz's reelection chances?
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton's recent raids, ordered as part of his ongoing election integrity investigation, could hurt his fellow Republican, Senator Ted Cruz.Paxton announced last week that his Election Integrity Unit executed multiple search warrants after receiving allegations of voter fraud.On Tuesday, the nation's oldest Latino civil rights groups raised an alarm that several of its members had their homes raided as part of Paxton's investigation.
Latino voters only favor Allred over Cruz by a margin of six points, according to a poll conducted by the University of Houston's Hobby School of Public Affairs and Texas Southern University earlier this month. Comparably, female voters prefer Allred by seven points. Gen Z voters favor Allred by 27 percent, and Black voters favor Allred by 52 percent.
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