Ken Paxton's Final Rally at the Alamo Is in Doubt as His Bus Tour Adds Conroe and Allen Stops for Monday
The Republican nominee's 'Come and Take It' tour was billed to end at the Alamo on the eve of Election Day. By Saturday the Alamo stop appeared scrapped, the Alamo Trust said it knew of no such event — and the only Monday stops on his campaign's listings were Conroe and Allen.
Republican U.S. Senate nominee Ken Paxton was supposed to make the last stand of his campaign at the Texas landmark around which his 'Come and Take It' bus tour centered: the Alamo. But on Saturday, two days before the final rally would have taken place on the eve of Election Day, Paxton appeared to scrap those plans, Texas Public Radio reported.
Instead, his campaign added Monday events in Conroe and Allen. The Conroe event is set for 11 a.m., and the Allen event for 5:30 p.m. at a restaurant 300 miles from the Alamo. The only events listed for Monday on Eventbrite, where the campaign has posted its tour stops, were Conroe and Allen, and his website did not list any events for Monday, according to the report. His campaign did not immediately respond to questions about what prompted the change. The Alamo Trust, which oversees the landmark, told Texas Public Radio on Friday that it was unaware of any plans for Paxton to host an event on the grounds — and the Alamo's rules generally prohibit political events on the grounds.
Paxton is locked in a neck-and-neck race against Democrat James Talarico. An average of the two verified polls conducted in the 14 days through November 1 puts Talarico at 48.5 percent and Paxton at 46.5 percent — the Texas Southern University survey (October 21-25, 2,000 likely voters) at 49-47 and Emerson (October 17-19, 1,000 likely voters) at 48-46 — with the Cook Political Report rating the race a Toss-up; the average is a snapshot, not a forecast. Paxton's final push was dotted by other cancellations and reschedules, including events in El Paso, Tyler, Texarkana and Mission, the report said. Talarico, whose own get-out-the-vote sprint is dubbed the 'Clear Eyes, Full Hearts' tour, said in a statement Friday: 'No one's going to Ken Paxton's rallies, so he's canceling them and hoping Elon Musk will buy this seat for him. Texas deserves a Senator that shows up — not one that hides behind a pile of money.' The statement alluded to the more than $200 million the report said Musk has poured into the race on Paxton's behalf. Voters decide the race on Tuesday, November 3.
