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I don't think the attorney general can do that because of the significant baggage he brings into the race, which jeopardizes success from the top to the bottom.
It's not only that Senate seat he [Paxton] puts at risk, it's also all the down-ballot races, state legislative races, local races, like the judges and the like.
I think all of that's at risk, depending on how this primary runoff turns out, because I think Ken Paxton's flaws and the baggage he brings to the general election are going to be exploited up to the fullest by James Talarico and by…
This is your victory, and I will spend every day in Washington making sure it means something.
Every Republican knows that if we lose this state, if Republicans lose this state, we lose the country.
James Talarico is a threat to everything we hold dear in this state and in our country.
This campaign is not about red versus blue, it's about so much more.
President Trump is the leader of our party, and his endorsement is the most powerful force in politics.
When everyone in Washington told him to abandon me and abandon the people of Texas, he didn't listen.
The current administration had turned ICE into a political tool to attack its enemies.
I think are contributing to some of the violations of civil rights around us every day.
The money that would have to be spent here in Texas to salvage a flawed candidate like Ken Paxton has to come from somewhere, and where it would likely come from is other key Senate races around the country, like Georgia, North Carolina…
He's been in office for 42 years - since I was in college. Can you name one good accomplishment in those 42 years? I'm really asking. You know what? In 12 months plus two - 14 months, I've never had anybody answer that question.
Look, if there were some honorable person … who would do a good job, it would be far different. But Ken Paxton is unrepentant for all the scandals he's been involved in and who doesn't really care about anything else other than himself.
I've always believed in the politics of addition, not subtraction. And that's what's allowed us to build the Republican Party in Texas and across the nation. And I don't think we should turn our backs on that.
Whenever I'm around him, good things happen. Good things happen to me and good things happen for Texas. So I love Donald Trump.