After denying Attorney General Ken Paxton an outright win in last week’s primary, Land...
of primary voters would never consider voting for Bush — roughly triple the number who said the same about Paxton.
Asked Wednesday by conservative talk radio host Mark Davis about the type of messaging to expect from his campaign, Bush said he will continue to press the case about Paxton’s FBI investigation and a separate indictment on securities fraud charges that has been pending for almost seven years. “How can Ken Paxton defend Texas’ sovereignty when he’s more concerned with defending his own criminal behavior?” said Karina Erickson, a Bush campaign spokeswoman. “There is no question — Ken Paxton’s ability to represent our great state is compromised. He cannot defend the law if he refused to respect it.”found that just 17 percent of Republican voters believe Paxton lacks the integrity to serve as attorney general.
“As long as the wall doesn’t crumble between now and May where actual charges get filed and people take what’s happening seriously, he can maintain the aura, the idea this is all just a conspiracy from the deep state and Democrats, I think he’s in good shape,” said Stephanie Martin, professor of political communications at Southern Methodist University.
During the runoff, Bush said he would aim to win over voters who supported Gohmert and Guzman in the first round.