Still, Gohmert is attempting to persuade voters that he’s more ethical than the incumbent.
Paxton is running for a third term with multiple blights on his record. He was indicted in 2015 on charges of felony securities fraud, and in October 2020 wasNow, Paxton is knee-deep in another legal skirmish. On Thursday, the Travis County district attorney found that the embattled attorney general had. He refused to hand over his communications from January 2021, when he’d spoken at a pro-Trump rally ahead of the Capitol insurrection.
Although Gohmert may swing a little further right, he and the incumbent are fairly similar ideologically, said Dr. Matthew Eshbaugh-Soha, a political science professor at the University of North Texas. Gohmert will have to work to convince voters who’ve previously gone for Paxton that he’s the better option.
One way to do that is by attacking Paxton on his legal troubles, Eshbaugh-Soha said. Barring a"seismic shift in politics," incumbents typically do well, so Gohmert could underscore the scandals surrounding his primary opponent. Some voters might fear that Paxton's purportedly sketchy past could open the door for a Democrat to take over the AG's office.
Gohmert might get support from voters in his congressional district, but he’s got work to do when it comes to building his brand among non-constituents. “In terms of name recognition alone, people out in Lubbock, unless they watch, which sometimes features Gohmert, or you know, FOX News or whatever, they’re not going to know who he is,” Eshbaugh-Soha said.
Gimme a break -- GQP control the governship, Lt Governor, AG and pretty much every statewide office. I wish he was correct! Instead it's dumb mask bans, the evil anti abortion bill, and vile and cruel transgender sport participation bans.
I am ready for a sweeping liberal agenda in Texas.
The Liberal Agenda.....🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Wow! I didn't even know Gomer was running for AG.
This man is in serious need of psychiatric evaluation/treatment.
Did he warn of him being mendacious and dumb as a stump? That’s the real danger where he’s concerned.
We need saving from these crooks!
East Texas Dumb for us all!
😂😂😂😂
What a year for outcrazying the crazies. Because Paxton and Abbott weren't already insane enough.
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