BREAKING: Texas AG @KenPaxtonTX announces live on @FoxNews with @IngrahamAngle that he will run for US Senate against incumbent TX Senator @JohnCornyn.

— Bill Melugin (@BillMelugin_) April 8, 2025

Fully support Ken Paxton failing upwards out of having any real authority over the average Texan.

Man, I can't wait to vote against that RINO turncoat Cornyn.

Paxton will be a real conservative Senator from Texas to go along with Ted Cruz.

I'm perfectly fine with that idiot going to Washington. I'm glad he isn't running for Governor.

Didn't protect us Texans during Abbott's roughshod run over us during weakass COVID. Both he and Cornyn suck.

This race will boil down to BBQ.

slow smoked in natural au jus vs. oven baked with Ketchup

Turd sandwich vs Giant ******…..

Either way, we all lose

Either of these clowns win the primary and we will have a new dem senator.

Yipee

As RINO as he is, Cornyn will win in a landslide against any Dem. The vast majority of GOP will vote for him as will the moderates and independents. Even most of the folks on here that hate him will reluctantly vote for him.

But, Paxton will be more controversial than Cruz (who shouldn't be controversial, but whatever, that's another thread so argue that there). Which will make his election tight like Cruz v Beto. That means money will need to be poured into the election to ensure the GOP wins - money that could otherwise be spent on more important things...

TAMU1990 said:

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Who?mikejones! said:

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Either of these clowns win the primary and we will have a new dem senator.

Yipee

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I think Cornyn would win on autopilot just because people just vote for the incumbent. Not as sure about Paxton. Probably closer than Cornyn.

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This is my point.

A Cornyn that votes 92% with the GOP is better than potentially losing to a Dem and getting 0%...

normalhorn said:

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Turd sandwich vs Giant ******…..

Either way, we all lose

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This.

Give me Chip Roy.

Ag with kids said:

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As RINO as he is, Cornyn will win in a landslide against any Dem. The vast majority of GOP will vote for him as will the moderates and independents. Even most of the folks on here that hate him will reluctantly vote for him.

But, Paxton will be more controversial than Cruz (who shouldn't be controversial, but whatever, that's another thread so argue that there). Which will make his election tight like Cruz v Beto. That means money will need to be poured into the election to ensure the GOP wins - money that could otherwise be spent on more important things...

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Exactly what evidence do you have for any of this?

In 2022, Paxton, with the same voters voting in the election that will be voting in the Senate election (relatively speaking), won by 9+% and won 233 counties.

In 2018, he won by 3.5 percent, which was better than Cruz that year.

In 2014, he won by over 20%.

In the latter 2 elections, people (mostly) knew about the allegations. I would venture, AT WORST, in a hypothetical 2026 general, he'd win by 5%, barring catastrophic politics between now and then.

Cornyn is a colossal piece of ***** I'll vote against him again!

Ag with kids said:

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TAMU1990 said:

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Who?mikejones! said:

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Either of these clowns win the primary and we will have a new dem senator.

Yipee

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I think Cornyn would win on autopilot just because people just vote for the incumbent. Not as sure about Paxton. Probably closer than Cornyn.

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This is my point.

A Cornyn that votes 92% with the GOP is better than potentially losing to a Dem and getting 0%...

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F Cornyn. He voted with the Dems on gun control.

91AggieLawyer said:

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Ag with kids said:

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As RINO as he is, Cornyn will win in a landslide against any Dem. The vast majority of GOP will vote for him as will the moderates and independents. Even most of the folks on here that hate him will reluctantly vote for him.

But, Paxton will be more controversial than Cruz (who shouldn't be controversial, but whatever, that's another thread so argue that there). Which will make his election tight like Cruz v Beto. That means money will need to be poured into the election to ensure the GOP wins - money that could otherwise be spent on more important things...

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Exactly what evidence do you have for any of this?

In 2022, Paxton, with the same voters voting in the election that will be voting in the Senate election (relatively speaking), won by 9+% and won 233 counties.

In 2018, he won by 3.5 percent, which was better than Cruz that year.

In 2014, he won by over 20%.

In the latter 2 elections, people (mostly) knew about the allegations. I would venture, AT WORST, in a hypothetical 2026 general, he'd win by 5%, barring catastrophic politics between now and then.

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In 2020, Cornyn won by 10% against a relatively decent candidate. In 2014, he won by 27%.

Paxton has a lot more negatives that can be exploited by the Democrats in an election. Which, AGAIN, means that resources that could be used ELSEWHERE have to be used to defend a SAFE Senate seat.

NOTE: I am not endorsing Cornyn. I'm just saying that PAXTON is a BAD choice to push as a replacement. Pick someone that is not as controversial - that doesn't have the baggage that Paxton has.

Don't take an election that will need minimal resources and turn it into an election that needs a big infusion of funding to ensure the win.

Can we get rid of that idiot Dan Patrick as well? Maybe an ambassadorship in Lichtenstein or something.

I was able to talk with Paxton at length last year. I voted for Gohmert in the Primary but Paxton in the runoff against Bush. After talking to him, he definitely has my vote. He's very down to earth and done a great job overall as AG.