Paxton’s Fundraising Underscores Deep Rift in GOP

Paxton struggles to raise money for his Senate primary run

The Texas attorney general is in a tight race with incumbent John Cornyn for the GOP nomination.

Paxton’s fundraising struggles in Texas underscore deep GOP rift

AUSTIN, Texas — Ken Paxton, the firebrand Texas attorney general, said last year that he thought he would need about $20 million to unseat Sen. John Cornyn.

Paxton’s Fundraising Underscores Deep Rift in GOP

New York Times: “Many of the wealthy donors who bankrolled his political career in Texas have decided to watch from the sidelines during the U.S. Senate race, according to an analysis of state and federal campaign finance data by The New York Times.” “Several businessmen who spent millions on Mr. Paxton’s campaigns for state attorney general have not given to either his Senate campaign or a political action committee backing his run, including a…