Trump Super PAC Announces $10 Million Ad Spend for Texas Senate Race
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A super PAC associated with President Donald Trump, known as MAGA Inc. has announced a $10 million expenditure for television and digital advertisements in the Texas US Senate race. According to a Federal Election Commission filing, the funds will support Republican candidate Ken Paxton and target his Democratic opponent, James Talarico. The spending comes as President Trump has pledged to spend up to $500 million through his super PAC to assist Republican candidates in the upcoming midterms.
The advertisements focus on tax policy. A spokesperson for MAGA Inc. stated that Talarico wants to take money out of Texans' pockets and characterized his policies as radical. Talarico's campaign responded by calling the claims untruthful and describing the spending as the work of billionaire backed dark money groups. Talarico has defended his record by citing his vote for the largest property tax cut in Texas history.
Ken Paxton, the current Texas Attorney General, has faced several scandals, including a 2023 impeachment vote by the state House over bribery and corruption allegations, though he was later acquitted by the state Senate. He won the Republican primary after President Trump backed him over incumbent Senator John Cornyn. Democrats view the race as a potential opportunity to win a statewide office in Texas for the first time in over 30 years.
Outlets with different political leanings framed the expenditure differently. Center left sources emphasized the context of Trump's unpopularity and the potential for Democrats to flip the seat. The left leaning source described Paxton as a struggling ally and highlighted the specific split of the spending between supporting Paxton and attacking Talarico. Center sources focused on the strategic necessity of the spending for the GOP to retain control of the Senate.
How each side framed it
- Left
- Characterized Ken Paxton as a struggling ally and emphasized the aggressive nature of the spending against Talarico.
- Centre-left
- Framed the event within the context of Trump's declining popularity and the possibility of a Democratic breakthrough in Texas.
- Centre
- Focused on the financial scale of the expenditure and its role in the broader GOP strategy to hold the Senate.
Sources
- Centre-left Al Jazeera: Trump-backed group announces $10m ad spend for midterm Senate race in Texas
- Centre Bloomberg: Trump’s Super PAC to Pump $10 Million Into Texas to Boost Paxton
- Centre-left CNN: Trump’s PAC wades into midterms with $10 million ad buy to boost Ken Paxton
- Left MS NOW: Trump’s MAGA Inc. steers $10 million to boost Ken Paxton for Senate
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