"Everybody's Numbers Dropped": Paxton Accused of Trashing Trump's Convention in Secret Recording

In explosive newly leaked audio released by The New York Times says its caught Texas Republican Senate nominee Ken Paxton privately complaining that President Donald Trump's recent midterm convention dropped Republican poll numbers in his dead-heat race against Democrat James Talarico. While Paxton's campaign is fiercely pushing back by calling the recording manipulated, this alleged private admission threatens to completely shake up one of the tightest statewide elections in the country.