Sen. John Cornyn: Ken Paxton Will Be on the Defense Against Talarico the Whole Time if He’s the GOP Senate Nominee

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CORNYN: “Well, the problem is, Lawrence, that Ken Paxton will be on defense the whole time between now and November if he were — is the nominee. It’ll take hundreds of millions of dollars to try to save him, and it’s likely not to be successful because the mainstream media loves Talarico. It’s like the second coming of Beto O’Rourke. And you remember what that was like. And so, I can help the ticket, I can help down ballot. I know the president cares a lot about the congressional races that are right below the Senate race, and I won by 10 points in 2020, so I think I could be the most help to the president and his agenda in the last two years of his term of office and all the down-ballot races. And Ken Paxton will be an albatross. He could well lose. But even if he doesn’t lose, he will win by such a razor-thin margin that is likely to have a negative drag on the down-ballot races in Texas. Judges, local officials, House of Representatives, you name it. So, I think I can help, and that’s the reason I decided to run.”