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Trump Senate pick roasted after another humiliating audio leak: ‘His campaign is over’
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Key Points:
- GOP Senate candidate Ken Paxton of Texas expressed frustration in a leaked September audio about lacking control over his campaign messaging, attributing it to influences from Washington, D.C.
- Paxton, supported by former President Donald Trump, indicated he could not change the campaign's direction and had to accept the current messaging, though he did not explicitly mention Trump in the audio.
- A campaign adviser clarified that Paxton was referring to the independent actions of super PACs, which campaigns do not coordinate with, as the source of messaging control issues.
- The audio leak sparked mixed reactions online, with some critics declaring Paxton's campaign doomed, while supporters praised him as an outsider resisting D.C. influence.
- This incident follows another recent leak where Paxton criticized Trump's Texas midterm convention, highlighting ongoing challenges as he faces Democrat James Talarico in a key Senate race.
