Posted on 12/24/2020 9:49:22 AM PST by marcusmaximus
Texas Land Commissioner George P. Bush is weighing a bid for attorney general, as the Republican currently in the job, Ken Paxton, faces new criminal accusations.
Several campaign donors have asked Bush to consider running in 2022, senior political adviser Ash Wright said. The Republican has not made a decision.
"Commissioner Bush has always said he will 'keep all options open' and that remains his policy," Wright said in a statement. "Like many conservative leaders around the state, he is very concerned about these allegations regarding Paxton."
Bush's intentions were first reported on the conservative website Texas Scorecard.
If he does jump in, Bush will face a fight. Paxton is "absolutely planning on running again, is looking forward to winning a third term, and is never going to stop fighting for the people of Texas," his campaign spokesman, Ian Prior, said Monday.
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Bush, the grandson of former President George H.W. Bush and son of former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, is the only member of the dynasty currently in elected office.
He won his first term as land commissioner in 2014 and was reelected in 2018, after beating back a challenge from a fellow Republican. Bush was one of the highest performing Republican statewide candidates that year, earning more votes than Paxton and Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick.
As a statewide official, Bush has been outspoken in condemning hateful or racist rhetoric within the GOP.
His tenure at the General Land Office has been rocky, most notably facing criticism over his handling of the Alamo historic site. At the 2018 Texas Republican Convention, the delegates booed Bush and cried out "Remember the Alamo!" as he took the stage.
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I wouldn’t put it past the Bushies for ginning up these “criminal charges” against AG Paxton, to make way for little Jorge.
Not just NO, but H3LL NO!!
Stay out da Bushes.
>>So the northeast has been controlling Texas for 30 years. Alright.<<
Yep! These liberals pour into our state and are slowly perverting Texas culture/politics.
Is D.C. in the Northeast? Did the Bush family migrate from the Northeast? Carpetbaggers. They come here and permeate the political landscape and water down Texas conservatism.
It is Warshington D.C. that has kept our Southern borders wide open for decades in an attempt to flood our state with the poorest of the poor..to then eventually vote for leftist socialist policies. This is no accident.
Yea, damn right. It’s been the Northeast and left coast that has perverted everything we hold dear in America
Trump jr. is a dynastic move, too!!
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