AI Image
Scott Jennings Gives Brutally Blunt Advice To Ken Paxton After He Criticizes Trump
HuffPost • • nation
Key Points:
- CNN’s Scott Jennings criticized GOP Senate candidate Ken Paxton for publicly disparaging Donald Trump, advising him to keep such comments private given the need for unified support.
- Paxton, trailing Democratic candidate James Talarico in polls, was caught on a microphone agreeing that Trump’s midterm convention negatively impacted Republican candidates’ numbers.
- Jennings emphasized that Paxton requires Trump’s backing and the Republican Party’s significant financial resources to have a chance at winning the Texas Senate race.
- The race has attracted substantial funding, with estimates around $300 million, highlighting the unusual competitiveness of a Texas midterm Senate election for Republicans.
- Former Clinton aide Keith Boykin and CNN host Abby Phillip noted the rarity and challenge for Democrats in Texas, where the last Democratic senator was elected in 1988.
