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Ridicule as Ken Paxton's 'silly' campaign ad backfires: ‘Voters aren't stupid’
What happened
RawStory reports that Texas Republican Senate nominee Ken Paxton released an ad on October 2, 2026, acknowledging that groceries, rent, and insurance “keep climbing,” then blaming “liberal politicians” for worsening the strain. The ad features Paxton’s daughter, Mattie Hayworth, presenting him as the politician who will fight back.
Critics pointed to the obvious problem: Republicans held the White House and both chambers of Congress, while their party had controlled every Texas statewide elected office since 1999 and the Texas House since 2003. Paxton nevertheless singled out…
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