The former president and Texas senator are headlining a fund-raiser in Dallas for top Republican Senate candidates. Not included: Ken Paxton, the nominee in their own state.
Paxton managed to oust Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, in the primary, earlier this year, which came after he offered to drop out of the contest if Cornyn could secure passage of a voter ID bill.
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, who is running against Talarico in the race, accused Talarico of abusing his office to enrich himself and his employer.
Republicans have condemned, sidestepped or continued to support two Texas GOP nominees after one's racist post this weekend about students of color and another's years of vulgar comments about women sparked backlash. The big picture: In a fiercely heated midterm election, some candidates' racist, sexist and crude material online hasn't always been enough to cost them their party's support. - Warning: This story includes crude, sexually explicit language that may disturb some readers. Driving the news: House Speaker Mike Johnson was asked Sunday on CNN about vulgar comments Brandon Herrera, a YouTuber-turned-candidate running for a key Texas district, made online in the past — including calling a Nazi submachine gun the "original…
Republicans have condemned, sidestepped or continued to support two Texas GOP nominees after one's racist post this weekend about students of color and another's years of vulgar comments about women sparked backlash. The big picture: In a fiercely heated midterm election, some candidates' racist, sexist and crude material online hasn't always been enough to cost them their party's support. - Warning: This story includes crude, sexually explicit language that may disturb some readers. Driving the news: House Speaker Mike Johnson was asked Sunday on CNN about vulgar comments Brandon Herrera, a YouTuber-turned-candidate running for a key Texas district, made online in the past — including calling a Nazi submachine gun the "original…Open