Texas Senate: Republican doubts about Paxton
“investigations into his financial stuff. He got impeached by a Republican legislature in Texas. He was there was that FBI thing. So it's just, it's been on and on. And so I do think that John Cornyn would have been a much stronger candidate for Texas and Republicans. And I think there's a reason that Trump only weighed in at the end because Tim Scott in the NRSC was telling him, hey, we want to keep the seat. It makes it much harder and it's going to take much more money to keep it” — Newsmax2, 3 Nov 2026
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investigations into his financial stuff. He got impeached by a Republican legislature in Texas. He was there was that FBI thing. So it's just, it's been on and on. And so I do think that John Cornyn would have been a much stronger candidate for Texas and Republicans. And I think there's a reason that Trump only weighed in at the end because Tim Scott in the NRSC was telling him, hey, we want to keep the seat. It makes it much harder and it's going to take much more money to keep it
Cornyn in his own words; Paxton faces TalaricoCBS News 24/7 · aired November 3, 2026 · 0:32Video: CBS News 24/7, aired Nov. 3, 2026, 11:53 a.m. ET.
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