Trump scheduled San Antonio rally with Paxton and De La Cruz

President Donald Trump was scheduled to rally with Republican U.S. Senate nominee Ken Paxton and congressional candidate Carlos De La Cruz at San Antonio’s Freeman Coliseum on Wednesday, October 7, as Republicans seek to mobilize voters in a state with unexpectedly competitive races. The sources describe the gathering as a planned campaign event; they do not establish whether it took place or what effect it had on voters. The visit was part of Trump’s repeated campaign travel to Texas, including stops in Denton and Dallas in recent weeks. Republicans are defending congressional majorities while Paxton faces Democrat James Talarico in a closely watched Senate race. A Siena College poll released October 3 showed Talarico leading Paxton 51% to 45% among likely voters, according to reporting on the poll. That single survey is not a measure of the rally’s impact or a comprehensive polling average. Trump’s endorsement helped Paxton defeat longtime Sen. John Cornyn in the Republican primary runoff in May. The president’s support for Paxton has drawn attention to the race, though Trump has also publicly criticized him.