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Ken Paxton's campaign struggles weigh on GOP: report

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Scandal-plagued Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton's Senate campaign is struggling to attract major Republican funding. According to The New York Times , top GOP spending committees are locked in a standoff over who will invest tens of millions needed to save his candidacy. An oil executive fundraising for Paxton told the outlet, "Somebody is going to have to spend big money. We'll see who blinks." Texas requires approximately $15 million weekly in super PAC advertising for a credible campaign, making it an expensive investment compared to other battlegrounds. Republican strategists question whether Paxton is worth the expenditure, citing lingering donor resentment from his bruising primary and his strong Democratic opponent James Talarico. National Republican groups are spending tens of millions in every other top-tier Senate race, including noncompetitive Kansas, the New York Times explained. "The amount of Republican spending planned in Texas from now through Election Day, according

First report: Republicans trapped in 'high-stakes game of chicken' as candidate's campaign spirals — rawstory.com, 13d