Embattled Republican makes stinging admission against Trump: ‘It dropped our numbers’

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, the Republican nominee for Senate, admitted at a private fundraiser that the GOP midterm convention in Dallas negatively impacted political numbers. Paxton stated that the event caused a drop in numbers for everyone involved, noting that the current situation is not good. These remarks contradict his public loyalty to the president, revealing a stinging admission regarding the political fallout from the convention's influence on the candidates' standing in the Lone Star State.