Advice for Ken Paxton
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has won the Republican runoff primary against incumbent Sen. John Cornyn. Paxton will face Democrat James Talarico, who has been vocal about his interpretations of Christianity in relation to policy. The article suggests that Paxton should challenge Talarico's views to avoid losing support among constituents.
- ▪Ken Paxton defeated John Cornyn by 25 percentage points in the Republican runoff primary.
- ▪James Talarico, a former teacher and Texas House member, is Paxton's opponent in the upcoming election.
- ▪Talarico has made statements about Christianity and government policy that the article argues are flawed.
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Now that Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has roundly defeated incumbent Sen. John Cornyn in the Republican runoff primary for Cornyn’s U.S. Senate seat (Paxton won by 25 percentage points), the real battle begins.Paxton’s opponent on the Democrat Party ticket is James Talarico, a former teacher and member of the Texas House of Representatives who holds a master of divinity from the Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary. Right on cue, leftists who ordinarily despise Republicans and Christians are singing the praises of Cornyn and Talarico.We shouldn’t be surprised. Democrats wax rhapsodic about Republicans when they defect to the Democrat Party, lose an election, or die.
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Excerpt limited to ~120 words for fair-use compliance. The full article is at The American Spectator | USA News and Politics.