Incumbent Ken Paxton emerged victorious Tuesday in the Texas GOP primary runoff election for state attorney general. He defeats Texas land commissioner George P. Bush, son of Jeb and nephew of 43rd president George W. Bush.
Paxton’s landslide victory means that come January 2023, for the first time in more than 40 years, a Bush will not be serving in U.S. public office.
In the March 1 primary, Paxton finished 20 points ahead of Bush but failed to reach the 50% threshold that would have kept him out of runoff territory.
Paxton was the pick of former President Donald Trump and has been a faithful supporter of the de facto head of the Republican party throughout his time in office and beyond. During the Biden presidency, Paxton has acted as an aggressor in court, consistently challenging the administration on a number of issues including border security and election integrity. more
3 out of 4 ain’t bad. The Georgia governor race stinks a bit.
Will Kemp beat the Tank without President Trump’s help?
Good news me thinks.
I think I’ll just tack on an in-advance ‘ditto’ to whatever comment m. fuah cares to make about the bush dynasty. It isn’t a subject calling for prolixity or nuance.