Republicans will ‘rally’ around Paxton: Lauren Green
Republicans are expected to unite behind Attorney General Ken Paxton in the Texas Senate race despite internal party opposition. Paxton recently won the Republican nomination, defeating four-term Senator John Cornyn, and is now facing Democratic nominee James Talarico. The race is anticipated to be highly competitive, with significant fundraising efforts from both parties.
- ▪Ken Paxton won the Republican Senate nomination with 63.8% of the vote.
- ▪The National Republican Senatorial Committee initially criticized Paxton but has since removed those posts.
- ▪Democrats are preparing to invest heavily in the Texas Senate race following Paxton's nomination.
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Washington Examiner congressional reporter Lauren Green said Republicans will “rally” around Attorney General Ken Paxton in the Texas Senate race, despite those within the party campaigning against him in the runoff election with four-term Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX). “These Republicans are going to rally behind Ken Paxton because they don’t want someone like James Talarico in the Senate. They want their Republican-led Senate or everything they can to protect that,” Green said on LiveNOW from Fox Wednesday.
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