- Trump's late endorsement vaulted scandal-plagued Texas AG Ken Paxton to the GOP Senate nomination — and Republicans are now pressing him to financially back Paxton.
- Paxton faces serious baggage (indicted, impeached) and lags badly in fundraising — Democrat James Talarico has outraised him roughly 5-to-1.
- GOP worries the seat could flip and jeopardize their Senate majority, so MAGA Inc., Senate super PACs or even Gov. Greg Abbott might be tapped to bail Paxton out.
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