The Democratic nominee leaned heavily into his populist message, repeatedly attacking billionaires and tying them to his opponent, Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton. It is because the system has been rigged against you by billionaire megadonors and corrupt politicians like Ken Paxton," Talarico said. That follows a Texas Southern University poll, released last week, which showed Talarico leading Paxton among Black voters by 79% to 12%. This second TSU survey found that, while Talarico is viewed favorably by 71% of Black Texas voters, 77% of Black Texas voters agree with the statement that the Democratic Party in Texas takes Black voters for granted. That's not true," Talarico said in July at a town hall with Black voters at Houston's Kingdom Builders' Center.