Toplines: September 2026 Times/Siena Poll of the Likely Electorate in Texas
The poll asks likely voters about Talarico’s favorability, qualities, and performance on issues.

SOURCE CHECK
TAP FOR WHYThe New York Times is an established national news organization with substantial editorial resources and standards. The page does not identify an author in the available text.
- Source type — Established national news organization with a strong institutional reporting record.
- Editorial standards — The outlet has formal editorial processes and public-facing standards.
- Transparency — The page presents the survey questions in detail, though the text here does not provide findings or methodology.
- Author attribution — No author is identified in the available article information.
The question wording is detailed and generally precise, but the published text contains no response data, results, or methodological details with which to assess the poll’s findings.
HOW WE SCORE ↗The questionnaire includes questions about both Senate candidates and asks about the president and policy issues. Because it supplies neither responses nor survey methodology, the fairness of the poll’s full presentation cannot be assessed.
- Omitted context — The text lacks response data and methodology needed to evaluate representation and interpretation.
- Source diversity — Questions address both major-party Senate candidates and multiple political viewpoints.
- Loaded language — Most questions are phrased neutrally, though some ask about controversies or candidate character.
The text is a survey questionnaire rather than an argument or report framing a political dispute. Its questions do not show a discernible partisan lean.
- Language tone — Question wording is largely neutral and asks respondents for opinions without asserting conclusions.
- Framing — The questionnaire covers candidate assessments and approval of the president without a clear editorial position.
- Source selection — The text provides questions but no reported sources or findings that indicate partisan selection.
The published poll document lists questions for likely Texas voters about the U.S. Senate race, the candidates, and President Donald Trump’s job performance, but the text contains no poll results.
The document asks likely voters how they would vote in the November U.S. Senate election and how they view James Talarico and Ken Paxton. It also asks which candidate they think would handle several issues better and how controversies surrounding Paxton affect their support for him.
Other questions cover Texas’s direction and economy, congressional voting preferences, and approval of Donald Trump’s handling of his job and several issues. The text presents the questions but does not report respondents’ answers or poll findings.
Community verdict
VOTING CLOSEDNo good or bad look here
This story reports what happened without casting Talarico in a good or bad light, so readers don’t rate it and it doesn’t count toward Talarico’s record.
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