Paxton To Run Senate Attack Ad In Palm Beach Only

Axios reports:

A group backing Texas Sen. John Cornyn’s 2026 primary opponent is out with its first TV ad — but it’s not airing in Texas. Instead, it’s airing in Palm Beach, Fla., where it’s aimed at an audience of one: President Trump. The strategy behind the ad shows the battle for Trump’s coveted endorsement has already begun between Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and Cornyn.

Preserving Texas, the group backing Paxton, will air the ad over the weekend on Trump-friendly Fox News, Newsmax and the Golf Channel in Palm Beach, home to Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate. Paxton is a controversial figure in Texas politics. He was indicted in 2015 on security fraud charges, which were dropped later. He also was impeached by the state House in 2023 on bribery and corruption charges, but was acquitted by the state Senate.

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