John Cornyn: “Paxton could well lose the general election in a red state…”

“I won by 10 points in 2020. But the most recent polling shows Talarico running against Paxton at a tie. And what that tells me is that Paxton could well lose the general election in a red state like Texas and we lose his Senate seat. And even if he doesn't lose the race, it would cost hundreds of millions of dollars to try to salvage him because of all the baggage he brings to the, to the election.” (08:55–09:02)

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