Paxton has trailed Democratic state Rep. James Talarico in fundraising, and some Republicans say the party will have to spend millions to win the Senate race.

Donald Trump may be celebrating that Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton won Tuesday’s Senate primary, but some Republicans now worry that they have a Texas-sized problem on their hands.

Paxton, with Trump’s endorsement, handily defeated four-term Sen. John Cornyn in the runoff. Democrats largely viewed Paxton as the weaker candidate because of his many controversies. But his fundraising struggles are also raising alarm bells among Republicans.

“Economically, it’s a disaster. Texas is extremely expensive,” said a GOP consultant working on Senate races, who was granted anonymity to speak candidly about party resources.

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    You would think all the AI Datacenters illegally burning Natural Gas, such as Elon Musk’s Collossus 1 facility used for grok, in absurd amounts across Texas would give them an incentive to back the GOP…

    OH WAIT!

    AI DOESN’T MAKE ANY FUCKIN MONEY!

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    As a Free Thinking Alpha Republican in Texas I’m THINKING about Voting for the Man who PROMISES to make my Life BETTER but I THINK the Man who has LITERALLY Made my Life TERRIBLE for YEARS still has My Vote!