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    Texas poll: Paxton, Talarico tied in U.S. Senate race

    The race to fill the U.S. Senate seat now held by John Cornyn is a toss-up, with Attorney General Ken Paxton and state Rep. James Talarico each getting 45% support
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    Maine Poll: Jackson Slightly Ahead in U.S. Senate Race

    Troy Jackson holds a slight lead, 48% to 43%, in his bid to unseat Republican incumbent Susan Collins from her U.S. Senate seat, according to a UMass Lowell and YouGov survey of 650 likely Maine voters ahead of the Nov. 3 election.
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    Maine Poll: Platner Holds Slight Lead over Collins in U.S. Senate Race

    Democratic upstart Graham Platner holds a slight lead over Republican incumbent Susan Collins in a general election matchup for Maine’s U.S. Senate seat should he win next week’s primary, according to a UMass Lowell/YouGov poll issued Thursday.
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    Poll: 39% of Americans Approve of Trump’s Job Performance

    Unhappy with President Donald Trump’s job performance, a majority of Americans surveyed in a new national poll believe the cost of the Iran war is too great, the country’s neighborhoods do not need immigration detention centers and more investigations connected to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein should be pursued.