Texas Attorney General and U.S. Senate candidate Ken Paxton said President Donald Trump’s Dallas midterm convention hurt his numbers and those of other Republican candidates, the New York Times reported, citing an audio recording. Paxton’s price in Kalshi’s Texas Senate prediction market fell from 41% to 38% on Sept. 30 after the audio emerged, while Democratic state Representative James Talarico led at 62%. Reuters has not independently verified the recording. Paxton senior adviser Nick Maddux called it "more manipulated nonsense from The New York Times," while Paxton faces Talarico in a closely contested November election. Trump’s MAGA Inc super PAC plans to spend at least $10 million on Paxton’s campaign, according to a Federal Election Commission filing.