Paxton Says Cornyn Wants Him to Lose in Leaked Audio
The leaked remarks highlight Paxton’s frustration over Cornyn’s distance as national Republicans spend more than $100 million in the Texas Senate race.
- Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton claimed in a September 24 recording that Senator John Cornyn wants him to lose the Texas Senate race, recounting an alleged Dallas restaurant encounter where Cornyn reacted angrily to being thanked for supporting the Republican ticket.
- Years of tension define the relationship between Cornyn and Paxton. Cornyn has criticized Paxton as a "poor campaigner" and "lazy" candidate, while Paxton has dismissed the senator as a relic of bygone Texas politics.
- Cornyn and former President George W. Bush headlined a Dallas fundraiser last month for six Senate GOP candidates, excluding Paxton. This refusal to endorse frustrated Texas GOP leaders, including Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, a top Trump ally.
- Trump, who endorsed Paxton, said he is "worried" about the race but reiterated his support Wednesday, praising him as "perhaps the greatest attorney general in the United States of America." Republicans have poured over $100 million into the general election.
- The contest remains critical to Republican hopes of holding a Senate majority despite internal party divisions. While Paxton won 90% of GOP voters in the primary, about a fifth of "non-MAGA" Republicans reportedly broke for Democratic challenger James Talarico.
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Paxton Privately Says Cornyn Wants Him to Lose
Texas Senate nominated Ken Paxton is saying in public that he wants Sen. John Cornyn's support—but behind closed doors, there's reason to believe he thinks the Fellow Republican is rooting for Him to crater. In audio from a Sept. 24 Washington fundraiser obtained by CNN, the state attorney general...
Paxton Whines That John Cornyn “Wants Me To Lose”
CNN reports: Ken Paxton has publicly said he would “love to have” John Cornyn’s support after their bruising Republican primary runoff in the Texas Senate race. But privately, Paxton has grown frustrated with the outgoing senator’s distance from his campaign. “He’s clearly not helping. He wants me to lose,” the Texas attorney general said at … The post Paxton Whines That John Cornyn “Wants Me To Lose” appeared first on Joe.My.God..
Paxton complains about Cornyn's lack of support in another leaked audio
Texas Republican Senate nominee Ken Paxton accused outgoing Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) of wanting him to lose in November, according to another leaked audio clip. Paxton, the state attorney general, defeated Cornyn in a bitter Republican primary. He has publicly said he would “love to have” Cornyn’s endorsement, but the outgoing senator has declined to endorse either candidate in the race. “He’s clearly not helping. He wants me to lose,” Paxton sai…
'Snitches': Ken Paxton’s leaked rants ignite hunt for who and why
Another recording of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton was leaked to the press for a Friday report, prompting questions about who leaked it and why. CNN published audio of the new leak and said it received it from “an attendee who opposes Paxton.”The recordings are all from a fundraiser in Washington, D.C. on Sept. 24 with a small group of lobbyists and insiders. The reports have described the event as having fewer than 20 people and the source …
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