帕克斯顿指责塔拉里科在2026年选举中以温和派身份参选，却掩盖其“社会主义”议程
作者：彼得·皮内多 福克斯新闻
发布于2026年8月6日 美国东部夏令时下午1:25
肯·帕克斯顿就詹姆斯·塔拉里科在关键得克萨斯州参议院选举中领先一事发表看法
共和党参议院候选人、得克萨斯州总检察长肯·帕克斯顿就其民主党对手目前在选举中的领先地位，以及他向选民传递信息的计划发表了讲话。
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独家报道： 就在民主党人因有望在得克萨斯州实现多年来难以企及的全州性胜利而欣喜若狂之际，共和党参议院候选人肯·帕克斯顿表示，尽管最近的民调显示其民主党对手詹姆斯·塔拉里科以微弱优势领先，但他并未因此却步。
民主党人认为，这是他们历经数十年努力未果后，终于将得克萨斯州“变蓝”的时刻。这样的颠覆性结果将对共和党保住参议院多数席位的机会造成毁灭性打击。帕克斯顿在休斯顿的一场集会后接受福克斯新闻数字频道采访时表示，塔拉里科目前的领先“并不令人意外”，因为“在他与现任参议员约翰·康林进行初选对决后，我们落后了三个月”。
“他有三个月的时间筹集资金。所以，他每周花费200万美元来巩固领先优势，”帕克斯顿说道。尽管如此，现任得克萨斯州总检察长帕克斯顿表示，到选举日当天，他相信得克萨斯州选民在了解塔拉里科的记录后，会拒绝“真实的詹姆斯·塔拉里科”。作为州民主党议员的塔拉里科曾发表过诸多争议性言论，包括此前声称“上帝是非二元性别的”、人类有六种性别，并将为应对气候变化而减少肉类消费称为“生死攸关”的大事。
“我不相信那些民调说‘我们不在乎他的信仰，不在乎他投票支持州所得税，不在乎他支持跨性别儿童相关政策，不在乎他反对石油和天然气行业，不在乎他投票反对所有边境安全法案’，”帕克斯顿继续说道。“我不相信民调说得克萨斯州选民不在乎这些问题。我做过足够多的民调，也在政坛待了足够久，知道这绝非事实。”
詹姆斯·塔拉里科就“上帝非二元性别”等言论致歉，称过去的评论“未达预期”
左侧：民主党参议院候选人詹姆斯·塔拉里科于2026年7月22日在得克萨斯州奥斯汀举行的新闻发布会上发言。右侧：总检察长肯·帕克斯顿于2026年8月4日在得克萨斯州艾伦的一场竞选活动中发言。（布兰登·贝尔/盖蒂图片社；布兰登·贝尔/盖蒂图片社）
此事发生之际，两位候选人正继续穿梭于孤星州（得克萨斯州别称）各地，向选民传递各自的竞选信息。
福克斯新闻最近针对得克萨斯州选民的一项民调显示，塔拉里科的领先优势处于误差范围内，为51%比48%。民调显示，在积极性极高、关注度极强的选民中，塔拉里科的领先优势略大，为53%比47%。至关重要的是，福克斯新闻的民调发现，59%的得克萨斯州选民表示担心帕克斯顿的人品，而仅有47%的选民担心塔拉里科“过于极端”，不适合得克萨斯州。
帕克斯顿指责塔拉里科“试图误导民众对其真实身份的认知”，以温和派身份参选，却掩盖其极左翼“社会主义”议程。他表示，塔拉里科“在任何问题上都改变了立场，无论是男子参加女子体育赛事、肉类消费，还是跨性别儿童相关政策”。
“所有立场都在大选前突然改变，但我们掌握了他的投票记录和言论，这些都会公之于众，”他说。
福克斯新闻数字频道已联系塔拉里科的竞选团队置评，但在发稿前未收到回复。
乔·罗根警告自由主义者不要试图将得克萨斯州“变蓝”，称此举将破坏该州“微妙的平衡”
塔拉里科在得克萨斯州总检察长肯·帕克斯顿赢得共和党参议院提名的次日，于休斯顿举行了大选启动集会。（彼得·皮内多/福克斯新闻数字频道）
帕克斯顿在集会上承认，许多得克萨斯州选民尚未听到他针对塔拉里科争议性观点的宣传信息，但他指出，塔拉里科得到了来自州外尤其是加州的大量资金支持。
福克斯新闻数字频道在6月曾报道，2026年第一季度最后阶段，得克萨斯州以外的捐赠者占塔拉里科所筹资金的约50%。同一时期，帕克斯顿从州外获得的资金约占其总筹款的25%。
不过，双方的筹款差距悬殊。《得克萨斯论坛报》7月底报道称，最新的联邦选举委员会备案文件显示，塔拉里科的筹款额以3比1以上的优势超过帕克斯顿，分别为3160万美元和930万美元。
然而，帕克斯顿对此似乎并不在意，他指出塔拉里科已经占据了几个月的时间来发起攻击。尽管民调显示，在经历了格外混乱的参议院初选后，得克萨斯州共和党内部仍存在分歧，但帕克斯顿表示：“初选对两党来说都是如此”，“我们正在团结起来”。
塔拉里科强调自己的得克萨斯州出身，外州资金为其参议院竞选提供助力
总检察长肯·帕克斯顿于2026年6月12日在休斯顿乔治·R·布朗会议中心举行的得克萨斯州共和党大会上发言。（梅利莎·菲利普/《休斯顿纪事报》 via 盖蒂图片社）
帕克斯顿表示，在全国巡回宣传期间，他将继续强调自己与塔拉里科之间“截然不同的差异”。与此同时，这位总检察长表示，他的竞选宣传将聚焦于经济负担能力和削减监管。
“我们知道得克萨斯州民众需要帮助；我们知道美国民众需要帮助。这就是为什么我提议，为首次购房者提供5万美元的税收减免，为包括全家保险保费在内的医疗费用提供每年2.5万美元的减免。将儿童税收抵免翻倍，延续特朗普时期的相关政策。此外，还将提供5000美元的健康生活抵扣，用于支付健身房费用、营养项目、体育活动，甚至医生开具的GLP-1（减肥药）相关开支，”他说道。
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“我们距离选举还有三个月，”帕克斯顿继续说道。“我知道，当我们整合资源、投入竞选后，我们就能将这些问题清晰地呈现出来。一旦选民了解真实的詹姆斯·塔拉里科，而非目前正在参选的那个‘假’塔拉里科……人们就会自行做出判断。”
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“我们难道想要一个社会主义民主党人入主得克萨斯州吗？”他问道。“我认为答案绝对是否定的。”
彼得·皮内多是福克斯新闻数字频道的政治撰稿人。
‘Fake’ moderate Talarico’s Texas surge tests Paxton in fight to hold crucial GOP Senate seat
Paxton accused Talarico of masking a ‘socialist’ agenda while running as a moderate in the 2026 election
By Peter Pinedo Fox News
Published August 6, 2026 1:25pm EDT
Ken Paxton addresses James Talarico’s lead in critical Texas Senate race
Republican Senate candidate and Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton addresses his Democratic opponent’s current lead in the race and his plan to get his message to voters.
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EXCLUSIVE: As Democrats salivate over an elusive statewide victory in Texas, Republican Senate candidate Ken Paxton says he is undeterred by recent polling showing his Democratic opponent James Talarico holding a slim lead.
Democrats believe this is their moment to finally flip Texas blue after decades of frustrated efforts. Such an upset would be devastating for the GOP’s chances of retaining a Senate majority. Speaking with Fox News Digital after a rally in Houston, Paxton said Talarico’s current lead is “not surprising” given “we were three months behind” after his primary runoff with incumbent Sen. John Cornyn.
“He had three months to fundraise. So, he’s been spending $2 million a week to gain that advance,” Paxton said. Despite this, Paxton, who currently serves as Texas’ attorney general, said that, come Election Day, he is confident Texans will reject the “real James Talarico” when they hear about his record. Talarico, a state Democratic lawmaker, has a history of controversial statements, including previously asserting that “God is nonbinary,” that there are six sexes, and calling it “existential” to reduce meat consumption to fight climate change.
“I do not believe a poll that tells me that, ‘We don’t care what he believes. We don’t care that he voted for a state income tax. We don’t care that he wanted to trans children. We don’t care that he’s against the oil and gas industry. We don’t care that he voted against every border security bill,’” Paxton continued. “I don’t believe a poll that says Texans don’t care about those issues. I’ve done enough polling; I’ve been in this long enough that that’s just not true.”
JAMES TALARICO ADMITS PAST COMMENTS ‘MISSED THE MARK’ WHEN CONFRONTED ON CLAIMS LIKE GOD IS ‘NON-BINARY’
Left: Democratic Senate candidate James Talarico speaks during a press conference on July 22, 2026, in Austin, Texas. Right: Attorney General Ken Paxton at a campaign event on Aug. 4, 2026, in Allen, Texas.(Brandon Bell/Getty Images; Brandon Bell/Getty Images)
This comes as both candidates continue to crisscross the Lone Star State to get their message out to voters.
A recent Fox News poll of Texas voters showed Talarico with a within-margin-of-error lead in the race, 51% to 48%. Talarico held a slightly wider lead among extremely motivated and extremely interested voters, 53% to 47%, according to the poll. Critically, the Fox News poll found that 59% of Texas voters indicated they are concerned about Paxton’s character while just 47% indicated they are concerned about Talarico being “too extreme” for Texas.
Paxton accused Talarico of “trying to mislead people about who he is” by masking a far-left “socialist” agenda while running as a moderate. He said Talarico has “changed all his positions on pick an issue, whether it’s boys in girls’ sports, or meat, or trans-ing kids.”
“All of his positions suddenly changed for the general election [but] we have his votes, and we have his words, and those will be out,” he said.
Fox News Digital reached out to the Talarico campaign for comment and did not receive a response before publication.
JOE ROGAN WARNS LIBERALS AGAINST TRYING TO TURN TEXAS BLUE, SAYS IT WOULD WRECK THE STATE’S ‘DELICATE BALANCE’
Talarico held a general election kick-off event in Houston the day after Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton won the GOP’s Senate nomination.(Peter Pinedo/Fox News Digital)
While he acknowledged that many Texas voters have not heard his messaging on Talarico’s controversial views, he pointed out during his rally that Talarico has been aided by an influx of cash from out of state, particularly California.
Fox News Digital reported in June that donors from outside Texas accounted for roughly 50% of the funds Talarico received during the final stretch of the first quarter of 2026. During the same time period, Paxton, meanwhile, received about 25% of his cash from outside the state.
Still, the fundraising difference is stark. The Texas Tribune reported in late July that the latest quarterly Federal Election Commission filings show Talarico outraised Paxton by a more than three-to-one margin, $31.6 million to $9.3 million.
Paxton, however, appeared unbothered by all of this, pointing to how Talarico has had the advantage of several months to focus his attacks. While polling suggests the Texas GOP remains divided after the particularly messy Senate primary, Paxton said, “Primaries are like that for Democrats and Republicans” and “we are coming together.”
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Attorney General Ken Paxton during the Texas GOP convention in the George R. Brown Convention Center in Houston, June 12, 2026.(Melissa Phillip/Houston Chronicle via Getty Images)
As he travels the state, he said he will continue highlighting the “stark difference” between him and Talarico. Meanwhile, the attorney general said he will be keeping his pitch focused on affordability and cutting regulations.
“We know that Texans need help; we know that Americans need help. That’s why I’m suggesting, and what I’m proposing is a first-time homebuyers’ $50,000 tax deduction, I’m proposing a $25,000 a year deduction for medical expenses including insurance premiums for everyone in the family. The child tax credit being doubled, the Trump accounts being continued. And then a $5,000 healthy living deduction so that you can pay for gym expenses and nutrition programs, sports activities, and even doctor-prescribed GLP-1,” he said.
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“We’re still three months out,” Paxton continued. “And I know that when we put our resources together, when we get there, we will be able to highlight things and once the voters know the real James Talarico, not the fake one that’s running right now… people will get to decide for themselves.”
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“Do we want a socialist Democrat in Texas?” he asked. “I think the answer is going to be absolutely not.”
Peter Pinedo is a politics writer for Fox News Digital.
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