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The real reason trump endorsed Paxton [View all] senseandsensibility 9 hrs ago OP
Petty.... Lovie777 9 hrs ago #1
Trumpty Dumpy is building it all up to take a magnificent fall. Intractable 9 hrs ago #2
He's making enemies at an alarming rate senseandsensibility 8 hrs ago #5
here is hoping his landing spot has bars rurallib 8 hrs ago #6
Or a Katcat 7 hrs ago #13
Lordy. That sounds like an episode of Dynasty. Buckeyeblue 9 hrs ago #3
What a dumbass!!! Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin 9 hrs ago #4
Unless he thinks the TecBros have the election in the bag... alittlelark 8 hrs ago #7
Another theory is that polls showed Paxton would beat Cornyn decisively. So then Trump endorsed Paxton knowing he would Fil1957 8 hrs ago #8
Do polls show that? ananda 8 hrs ago #9
I don't know senseandsensibility 7 hrs ago #10
KVUE (Austin) says new poll shows Talarico leading. ananda 7 hrs ago #16
According to the hosts of Pod Save America, polls showed Paxton was ahead of Cornyn by 20 points BEFORE the endorsement. Fil1957 5 hrs ago #23
Several different news outlets have shown Talarico leading. ananda 4 hrs ago #24
My bad. I meant Paxton was leading CORNYN, and I was referring to the primary election. I should have made that clear. Fil1957 3 hrs ago #26
OK. Whew. ananda 2 hrs ago #29
Polls showed Paxton leading for the Republican primary-- NONE show that for the General Election! Jack Valentino 2 hrs ago #30
All the polls for the general show Talarico leading. ananda 2 hrs ago #31
Two peas in a pod. madamesilverspurs 7 hrs ago #11
Paxton is corrupt, and that's exactly the kind of people he wants! 70sEraVet 6 hrs ago #22
And . . . . if Thune loses the Senate, so does Trump. no_hypocrisy 7 hrs ago #12
he might not care Skittles 6 hrs ago #21
Shhh..... senseandsensibility 3 hrs ago #25
I figured it was one con KT2000 7 hrs ago #14
That's what demented old idiots do... paleotn 7 hrs ago #15
If you want to build a criminal outfit, you need corrupt thugs. It can work for a while struggle4progress 6 hrs ago #17
He is the king of tantrumps. City Lights 6 hrs ago #18
He really is exceedingly unitelligent. AZ8theist 6 hrs ago #19
Don't you mean 'stable genius'? Norrrm 3 hrs ago #27
Didn't Paxton once steal (or re-route) 250,000 votes and brag about it? fierywoman 6 hrs ago #20
In addition to the pettiness, note that he didn't endorse until it was pretty clear Paxton was going to win. pat_k 3 hrs ago #28
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