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Ken Paxton Calling Texas City of Cypress 'Cyprus' Draws Online Ridicule

James Talarico said Paxton deleted the post after the mistake, which highlighted the Republican candidate’s campaign misstep.

Paxton took down his original tweet, but the snarky response from his rival in the U.S. Senate race, James Talarico, has racked up 2.5 million views as of press time.

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Ken Paxton, instead of Cypress, Texas, gave an appointment in Cyprus - The political confrontation with the Democrats

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A spelling mistake was enough to spark criticism of Republican Senate candidate Ken Paxton in Texas.

A... Cyprus has suddenly appeared on the campaign trail for the US Senate in Texas, due to a spelling error by Republican candidate and state Attorney General Ken Paxton. Paxton wanted to announce his next campaign stop in Cypress, Texas, a suburb of Houston. Instead, he wrote Cyprus, i.e. Cyprus, provoking a series of comments and reactions from his political opponents. “Next stop: Cyprus” The mistake was made in a post by Paxton on social medi…

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