James Talarico targets Ken Paxton’s home county on campaign tour
James Talarico makes campaign stop in North Texas
U.S. Senate hopeful James Talarico stopped in Collin County on Monday to rally supporters.
PLANO, Texas - United States Senate hopeful James Talarico visited North Texas ahead of the November election.
The Democrat stopped in Ken Paxton’s home county to try to turn the controversial Republican’s haters into his own supporters.
Collin County Campaign Stop
What we know:
On Monday night, Talarico "People Versus Ken Paxton Tour" made a stop at the Plano Event Center in Paxton’s home county.
Talarico talked about the legal scandals and ethical controversies surrounding Paxton and urged voters to hold him accountable on Nov. 3.
"Ken Paxton is the most corrupt politician in America," Talarico said. "He has sold us out time and time again. Ken Paxton's mug shot was taken a few miles from here at the Collin County Courthouse where he was indicted for investment fraud."
GOP Looks Toward Unity
The other side:
Meanwhile, Paxton is hoping to unify with the Republican Senators who did not previously support him.
When asked on FOX Business what he is going to do about his own record and the perception of being "scandal-plagued," Paxton defended his record.
"I get why they said that. Reality is they could say that about Donald Trump," Paxton said. "When you're fighting the fight unfortunately you get attacked and you have to defend yourself. When you do that and they're not successful and they still accuse you. Accusations don't mean the thing actually happened. They have to prove things in this country."
What's next:
Paxton told FOX Business he is planning to meet with GOP Senate Majority Leader John Thune this week. Thune backed Paxton’s Republican opponent, Sen. John Cornyn, in the primaries.
Meanwhile, President Trump told FOX News he could make a trip to Texas to rally for Paxton. But no date or location has been set.
The Source: The information in this story comes from James Talarico’s Plano rally and statements Ken Paxton and others provided to FOX News and FOX Business.