Is Trump Ally Ken Paxton Trying to Lose the Texas Senate Race?

Indicted. Impeached. And now jetting to Reykjavík with the mistress. Trump picked the one Republican who could lose Texas—and James Talarico is ready.

by Cliff Schecter

Much like his moral exemplar Donald Trump, it’s still sometimes hard to fathom Ken Paxton actually exists.

The grotesque, grifting MAGA Senate candidate with the self-control of a masturbating bonobo seems to want to get caught living his best 1970s leisure-suit life. So this time… well, why don’t I just let the fine folks at Yahoo brin…