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Republicans trapped in 'high-stakes game of chicken' as candidate's campaign spirals
Texas Republicans Are Letting Paxton Rot for a ReasonThe Money Has Already SpokenKen Paxton’s Senate campaign is not collapsing because of bad luck or media “scrutiny.” It is collapsing because the Republican machinery around him has decided he is not worth rescuing. The New York Times reports that top GOP spending committees are locked in a standoff, each waiting for the other to commit the tens of millions needed to keep Paxton afloat. The reported Republican plan for Texas through Election Day is, bluntly, $0.That is not confusion. That is a judgment.The Party That Owns the DamageThe…
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