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“And we have to say, Ken Paxton is not without some serious baggage. He was acquitted on an impeachment trial in the state of Texas back in 2023.”
“And we have to say, Ken Paxton is not without some serious baggage. He was acquitted on an impeachment trial in the state of Texas back in 2023.”
“Right. I I understand why Bannon and MAGA wants Paxton and not Cornin because it's not I mean you're right maybe you go down like bill by bill issue by issue it's pretty similar but it's it's the perception of who they think they answer to. Right. I mean the and I think the perception probably among the MAGA folks is John Cornin doesn't think he answers to us. Yeah. He answers to Yeah. Right. And Ken Paxton clearly does answer to us. Ken Paxton sees that his political formula is by aligning with us all the time and that's what they want.”
“Right. I I understand why Bannon and MAGA wants Paxton and not Cornin because it's not I mean you're right maybe you go down like bill by bill issue by issue it's pretty similar but it's it's the perception of who they think they answer to. Right. I mean the and I think the perception probably among the MAGA folks is John Cornin doesn't think he answers to us. Yeah. He answers to Yeah. Right. And Ken Paxton clearly does answer to us. Ken Paxton sees that his political formula is by aligning with us all the time and that's what they want.”
“Well, last point that I was going to make is just so runoff May 26. Got a couple months for that now.”
“Well, last point that I was going to make is just so runoff May 26. Got a couple months for that now.”
“Paxton was very successful in 2024 in getting rid of in primaries Republicans who vote to impeach him in the state legisl.”
“Now, the question is, can Ken Paxton be like, 'This is the Rhino establishment trying to stop like Donald Trump's favorite MAGA warrior in Texas.' Um, and I don't know.”
“Something that I heard from the voters who were there, they might not like the fact that Ken Paxton has had a history of legal and ethical troubles, that he was impeached by the Republican dominated legislature in Texas, that he was uh indicted on criminal charges that were later settled.”
“Something that I heard from the voters who were there, they might not like the fact that Ken Paxton has had a history of legal and ethical troubles, that he was impeached by the Republican dominated legislature in Texas, that he was uh indicted on criminal charges that were later settled.”
“And that is in part because he's being challenged by Ken Paxton, the Attorney General who is a hard right MAGA candidate, populist. And he really has brought the fight to Senator Cornyn.”
“And that is in part because he's being challenged by Ken Paxton, the Attorney General who is a hard right MAGA candidate, populist. And he really has brought the fight to Senator Cornyn.”
“Ken Paxton as the nominee would be a dead weight at the top of the ticket for Republicans running all across this great state.”
“I listen, Ken Pton is staggeringly corrupt. The guy was impeached by the Republican House in Texas.”
“And while in office, crooked Ken increased his net worth by up to 7,000%.”
“It's hard to know how effective that is because people already know Ken Paxton is corrupt. That is not new information to anyone.”
“If Paxton's a nominee, there's an even chance that he would lose.”
“Because he's corrupt and he's unfit for office.”