Bush, Cornyn Exclude Paxton From 6-Candidate Senate Fundraiser as Texas Race Draws $80 Million
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Updated · The New York Times · Sep 21
Bush, Cornyn Exclude Paxton From 6-Candidate Senate Fundraiser as Texas Race Draws $80 Million
3 articles · Updated · The New York Times · Sep 21
Summary
A Dallas fundraiser hosted Monday by John Cornyn, with George W. Bush as a special guest, backs six Republican Senate nominees but leaves out Texas nominee Ken Paxton.
The omission sharpens a split between Bush-era Texas Republicans and the Trump-aligned insurgent wing after Paxton defeated Cornyn in a bitter, expensive primary.
Maintain the Majority, the new joint fundraising committee behind the event, is aiding Republicans defending seats in Maine, Ohio, Alaska and Iowa while targeting pickups in Michigan and New Hampshire.
Texas remains a top Senate battleground: Paxton has trailed Democrat James Talarico in fundraising, though Trump- and Senate GOP-linked super PACs have reserved more than $80 million in outside advertising.