Paxton defeated John Cornyn (Sen-R Texas) in May’s Republican primary; Tillis said Republicans would avoid spending “tens or hundreds of millions” in Texas had Cornyn won.
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- UpdateSenate Republican allies booked $51 million in Texas ads to back Ken Paxton
- Thom Tillis (Sen-R North Carolina) says Trump backing Ken Paxton (R-TX) risks Texas Senate seat. — this issue
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Thom Tillis says Trump's backing of Ken Paxton puts the Republican-held Texas Senate seat at risk.
Tillis explicitly supplies this electoral risk assessment; it is an attributed prediction.
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Tillis said Republicans would avoid spending 'tens or hundreds of millions' in Texas had Cornyn won.
Tillis explicitly supplies this counterfactual spending estimate; the amount is not an established expenditure.