None of that has anything to do with the Court of Criminal Appeals primary. Paxton wasn’t prosecuting voter fraud in the Stephens case. He was prosecuting a local sheriff for reporting $6,000 in cash campaign contributions in the wrong box on her campaign finance report. The local DA—previously a Reagan-appointed US Attorney—was well within his discretion in declining to prosecute.
Just so you know, I stand with Paxton and happily cheer him on re: his stance. The nation needs more patriots like him.
“To those who would seek to obstruct justice or undermine our laws, know this: The people of Texas will not tolerate it,” Paxton said in his statement. “Your days of judicial activism are numbered, and Texans are ready to hold you accountable.”