Posted on 03/04/2024 11:46:54 AM PST by cotton1706
Gov. Greg Abbott (R-TX) and Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton are spending their energy targeting centrist Republicans in the Texas House as party infighting is at a high ahead of the state’s primary Tuesday.
Last year, the Texas House impeached Paxton on charges of corruption and abuse of office. Paxton was acquitted by the Texas Senate but sought revenge on Republican House Speaker Dade Phelan for the impeachment charges.
“It’s uniformly the most painful election we’ve experienced,” Phelan said.
Paxton has been campaigning for Phelan’s opponent, David Covey.
“We have to protect Texas, and it’s guys like David Covey that are gonna go down there and undo what the speaker has done,” Paxton said. The fight between Paxton and Phelan has also created a rift between Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick and Phelan. Patrick is supporting Covey in the primary.
Phelan’s opponents said he hasn’t done enough to advance conservative policies in the state — a claim the speaker has questioned.
“We went from 50,000 abortions to 34, and they’re saying that that’s not pro-life. We have constitutional carry. You no longer have to get a permit from the government to carry a firearm, and they were saying that’s not good enough because convicted felons can’t have them,” Phelan said. “Tell me what’s left to do? Mandatory carry?”
A PAC helping back Paxton has spent $2.5 million campaigning against Phelan.
“This is the nastiest, most negative campaign I’ve seen in Texas legislative history,” Phelan said. “They’re going to lose on March 5, and they’re going to regret every damn dime they spent.”
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Primary tomorrow!
The Democrat party has not had power in Texas for the last two decades. Or even longer. So people attracted to a career in politics run as Republicans, but they’re Marianas still Democrat. Basically, if you decide to open a restaurant and you happen to live on the beach in Pensacola, you’re going to sell some seafood and burgers. Politicians don’t care what party they represent, their main concern is being employed where they live. Paxton is routing those pricks out.
That is their thinking and brain is still Democrat.
Phelan is a rat mole, that traitor teamed with the Dems and killed a lot of good legislation. He finally went too far with that impeachment gambit
Ken Paxton has endorsed her!
Phelan was the Number One antagonist trying to impeach Paxton.
So yeah. If you try to assassinate the king, make sure you succeed.
TX gop has a bushie problem just like AZ has a mcain one.
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