I have no idea if James Talarico's campaign will really use any of Karl Rove's comments about fellow Republican Ken Paxton. Rove surely meant to draw proverbial blood when he stuck a very public knife into Paxton, then twisted it a few times for good measure.
I have no idea if James Talarico's campaign will really use any of Karl Rove's comments about fellow Republican Ken Paxton.
Rove surely meant to draw proverbial blood when he stuck a very public knife into Paxton, then twisted it a few times for good measure.
Rove all but leaped at the opportunity to attack Senate candidate Paxton during an appearance at the 2026 Texas Tribune Festival.
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I have no idea if James Talarico's campaign will really use any of Karl Rove's comments about fellow Republican Ken Paxton. Rove surely meant to draw proverbial blood when he stuck a very public knife into Paxton, then twisted it a few times for good measure. Rove all but leaped at the opportunity to attack Senate candidate Paxton during an appearance at the 2026 Texas Tribune Festival.
It started after interviewer and CNN reporter Patrick Svitek asked Rove if the $100 million spending by the Senate Leadership Fund to help Paxton beat Talarico is a "good use of money?" "No," Rove said, "But they're going to have to do it, and that's just the start." That was just Rove's start, too. He noted that the $100 million was only enough to get through September.
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