{"id":988337,"date":"2026-08-08T05:50:25","date_gmt":"2026-08-08T05:50:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/988337\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T05:50:25","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T05:50:25","slug":"fox-news-jesse-watters-melts-down-over-prospect-ken-paxton-may-lose","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/988337\/","title":{"rendered":"Fox News’ Jesse Watters melts down over prospect Ken Paxton may lose"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"Fox News host Jesse Watters freaks out about James Talarico\u2019s poll numbers. Credit: X \/ @TeamTalaricoHQ<\/p>\n

Polarizing Fox News commentator and host Jesse Watters this week said Ken Paxton, Texas\u2019 Republican attorney general, should \u201cseek asylum in Mexico\u201d if he loses his U.S. Senate bid to Democrat James Talarico.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis cannot happen,\u201d Watters said Wednesday as he melted down over the prospect of scandal-plagued Paxton becoming the first Republican in more than three decades to lose to a Democrat in a statewide race in Texas.<\/p>\n

Watters\u2019 panic attack comes as recent polls over the past two weeks, including one by his employer<\/a>, have shown Talarico with a two- to five-point lead over Paxton. Those results come with less than 100 days until Election Day.\u200b<\/p>\n

Worse, Paxton appears to have only recently started actively campaigning. The AG launched his \u201cProtecting the Texas Promise\u201d tour this month, and it\u2019s already hit choppy waters<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou\u2019ve got to hit him on the issues, and Paxton should be doing that,\u201d Watters said. \u201cWhere\u2019s Paxton? I\u2019ve seen Mitch McConnell more than Paxton, and McConnell\u2019s been in the hospital all summer. Get out of your hole, Paxton, and do something. I can\u2019t win this race for you. It\u2019s not on Fox. Go raise some money, do a hit and lay the lumber into this guy.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Fox News melts down on live TV over Ken Paxton\u2019s failing campaign: \u201cWHERE IS PAXTON?! I\u2019ve seen Mitch McConnell more than Paxton\u2026 Get out of your hole Paxton and DO SOMETHING! I can\u2019t win this race for you! It\u2019s not on Fox! \u2026 Talarico is younger and has energy\u2026 THIS CANNOT\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/8tc2PXTdxQ<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Team Talarico (@TeamTalaricoHQ) August 6, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Paxton\u2019s already scandal-ridden campaign has faced one controversy after another this summer. First, the candidate was spotted with his alleged mistress<\/a> in Europe, then a joint Texas Tribune-ProPublica probe suggested he may have committed voter fraud. <\/p>\n

A bombshell New York Times report also revealed that Paxton owns 15 real estate properties valued at a combined $9 million, despite earning only $150,000 annually. He still hasn\u2019t answered reporters\u2019 questions about how he managed to acquire so many lavish properties on a public servant\u2019s salary.<\/p>\n

Adding to the sting, Talarico out-fundraised Paxton by a 3-to-1 margin during the most recent cycle, with many major Republican donors sitting on the sidelines<\/a> or choosing to sink resources into other races.<\/p>\n

Paxton will be at San Antonio\u2019s Republican-themed Angry Elephant bar this Saturday as part of his statewide tour.<\/p>\n

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