Posted on 04/27/2024 1:40:14 PM PDT by RandFan
Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) is “not too worried” about a possible primary challenge from Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, he told a local news anchor Friday evening.
“I’m not too worried about it. My last election, I had a primary. I had several primary opponents, and I got 76% of the vote,” Cornyn said, responding to the anchor’s question about the primary challenge. “And so, I realize I’m not going to get 100% of the vote. And contested primaries actually make you a better candidate in the general election, in my experience.”
The Texas anchor followed up with Cornyn, asking, “Do you have a working relationship with the attorney general?” while noting that both Cornyn and Paxton like to “spar” on social platform X.
“Well, there’s a lot we agree on. And, and, you know, having held that job for four years as the chief law enforcement officer for the state, I have strong feelings about how that job should be performed. But now my job is different. And it’s to represent all of us here in Texas and work with all of our elected officials, including the attorney general,” Cornyn responded.
Paxton said Cornyn has “been in Washington too long” and has “never really had competition,” during an interview with Tucker Carlson in September 2023.
“He’s worked for what, 14 years or so? And I can’t think of a single thing he’s accomplished for our state or even for the country, let alone the fact that we have a massive invasion into our state,” Paxton said.
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Well I’m hoping and praying that Texans have learned a lesson and that is don’t vote name recognition....know that just because there’s an R doesn’t mean they deserve (Cornrow) to represent you....study up!!!!
Absolutely. Paxton as USAG would be the perfect position for him in a Trump Administration. He’d clean that dump out in a New York Minute.
Corn-hole wasn't up this time anyway, which is why he hasn't even been pretending to be conservative. He'll start his games in about a year and a half.
It is for the 2024 primary but Cornhole’s term end in 2026.
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