Republican Election Guru Tears Into Failed MAGA Candidate:
Trump’s hand-picked candidate was a disaster.
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Key FactsCruz defends Paxton amid Cornyn’s criticism
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- Cruz defended Trump-endorsed Ken Paxton in an NBC News interview on Sunday, describing him as a strong conservative.
- Paxton defeated incumbent John Cornyn in May’s Republican primary and is running for the Senate seat against James Talarico.
- Cornyn called Paxton a poor campaigner and lazy, and criticized Paxton’s fundraising and case for election.
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Key FactsRove warns Trump of possible Paxton endorsement costs
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- Ken Paxton easily defeated incumbent Texas Senator John Cornyn in Tuesday’s Republican primary.
- Rove said Paxton trailed all seven statewide GOP candidates in 2018 and all six in 2022, by averages of 177,000 and 154,000 votes.
- Rove said Paxton and other Republicans would face questions about corruption, bribery, securities fraud and other allegations.
- Rove said Democrats won two Georgia runoffs in 2021 and Senate races in Arizona, Georgia and Pennsylvania in 2022.
The president and the party didn’t repay his loyalty, and they could pay a price for that in November.— Karl Rove, warning that endorsing Ken Paxton over Senator John Cornyn could cost Trump politically and have consequences in the November elections
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