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Ken Paxton’s victory in the May 26 Republican runoff was a gut-check for the party and a vindication for grassroots conservatives who refused to be sidelined by the old guard. With President Trump’s late endorsement helping to cement the win, Paxton stomped out an establishment favorite and proved that voters still back fighters who put America First.
On Fox’s Sunday Morning Futures this weekend, Paxton refused to cower from the hit pieces and instead pushed back hard against the same Beltway insiders who have spent years trying to kneecap populist Republicans. Maria Bartiromo pressed him on the “scandal-plagued” label, and Paxton rightly pointed the finger at Karl Rove and those who weaponize media narratives while giving cover to liberal hypocrisy.
Yes, the primary was bruising and expensive, but spare me the hand-wringing from career politicians who bankroll their own primaries with outside money before lecturing voters about unity. The real test now is whether rank-and-file Republicans rally behind the MAGA agenda instead of returning to the complacent politics that handed Democrats footholds in the past.
James Talarico is already sharpening his cudgel, banking on fundraising bursts and a media narrative that tries to turn Paxton’s proven record of fighting for border security and religious liberty into a liability. Paxton answered Talarico’s attacks with the straightforward political truth conservatives know: this race is about policies, not performative outrage, and the opponent will be exposed for what he is when voters see the choice in November.
Don’t fall for the predictable spin that Paxton’s scars make him weak; they make him battle-tested. He was impeached and acquitted, and he has repeatedly used the office of the attorney general to stand up for Texans against federal overreach — exactly the kind of relentless, unapologetic leadership conservative Americans want in the Senate.
Money will flow into the fall fight, and smart conservatives should make sure it goes to the candidate who will actually deliver on border security, deregulation, and standing up to the left’s cultural overreach. If national Republican donors want a majority in the Senate, they’ll stop writing checks to the consultants who lose to Democrats and back the fighter who won the primary.
This is a moment for Patriots to choose conviction over convenience. Stand with Paxton and President Trump’s agenda or watch Democrats squeak a victory in a state that should never be theirs — the stakes for America First conservatism could not be higher this November.
