Ken Paxton heard saying Trump's GOP midterm convention hurt him: Report

Paxton has aligned himself with Trump, earning his primary endorsement. Texas GOP Senate nominee Ken Paxton told donors at a private fundraiser last week that President Donald Trump's midterm convention in Dallas earlier this month had hurt him politically, according to audio obtained by The New York Times. In a recording, a person believed to be Paxton is asked, "Do you feel like he’s a little bit of a drag?" It's not clear in the audio about whom the questioner is referring. "So to be honest with you, the numbers -- when we did that convention -- it dropped our numbers.

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