Crooksandliars iconCrooksandliarsSep 26, 2026 ~1 min source read

Sen. John Cornyn Refuses To Raise A Dime For Ken Paxton

Well, for all the reasons that we pointed out in the primary, I think, you know, the risk for Republicans is that if we nominate flawed candidates in November, we risk losing. We haven't, we haven't elected a Democrat in Texas statewide since 1990, well before 1994.

Sen. John Cornyn Refuses To Raise A Dime For Ken Paxton

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Well, for all the reasons that we pointed out in the primary, I think, you know, the risk for Republicans is that if we nominate flawed candidates in November, we risk losing.

We haven't, we haven't elected a Democrat in Texas statewide since 1990, well before 1994.

This is the way that, you know, majority parties become minority parties by nominating candidates that are less than appealing to a general election electorate.

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Well, for all the reasons that we pointed out in the primary, I think, you know, the risk for Republicans is that if we nominate flawed candidates in November, we risk losing. We haven't, we haven't elected a Democrat in Texas statewide since 1990, well before 1994. This is the way that, you know, majority parties become minority parties by nominating candidates that are less than appealing to a general election electorate.

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  • John Cornyn told CNN's Manu Raju that he won't fundraise for Ken Paxton, who was endorsed by Trump and then lost the primary to the former AG, saying Paxton is a flawed candidate and that this is how some...
  • There may not be a more corrupt and "flawed" Senate candidate in modern times than Ken Paxton.
  • This political observer suggests Cornyn wants Paxton to lose the seat to justify his disdain and actions.

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So you're not planning on helping them at all, fundraising?

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