Texas Races Could Hinge On Ticket-Splitting

Wall Street Journal: “In the most competitive election cycle Texas has seen in a generation, the results could hinge on how many of the state’s loyal GOP voters remain consistent down the ballot—or split their tickets.”

“Some old-guard Texas Republicans have publicly defected from Paxton, the scandal-plagued attorney general who defeated longtime Sen. John Cornyn in an ugly primary, to support his Democratic opponent James Talarico. Polls have shown Democrats more united behind Talarico than Republicans are behind Paxton.”