Andy Beshear says ‘Texas is in play’ for Democrats after Ken Paxton’s Senate GOP primary win

Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear said Sunday that “Texas is in play” for Democrats in this year’s Senate race after state Attorney General Ken Paxton beat Sen. John Cornyn.

Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear said Sunday that “Texas is in play” for Democrats in this year’s Senate race after state Attorney General Ken Paxton beat Sen. John Cornyn in last week’s Republican primary.

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Beshear, a Democrat, told NBC News’ “Meet the Press” that “Democrats have never run against a candidate like Ken Paxton that is so corrupt that his own party impeached him. This is someone who does not have the character ... to serve as AG or even as dogcatcher.”

The GOP-controlled Texas state House impeached Paxton in 2023 on bribery and corruption charges before the state Senate acquitted him. The state Senate trial also touched on allegations that Paxton had an extramarital affair while serving as attorney general.