Angela Paxton urges Republican women to vote for GOP candidates
Texas state Rep. Angela Paxton urged conservative women to vote Republican even when they are angry with the party. The remarks were her first public comments on her estranged husband Ken Paxton’s Senate race, according to The Hill. Ken Paxton, Texas’ attorney general, is trailing in polls, the report said.
Texas state Rep. Angela Paxton, a Republican, told a group of conservative women to vote for Republican candidates “even if we’re mad at them,” The Hill reported.
The remarks marked her first public comments on the Senate race involving her estranged husband, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, according to the report.
Angela Paxton filed for divorce from Ken Paxton last July. Ken Paxton is trailing in polls, The Hill reported.
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What issues or disagreements did Angela Paxton have in mind when she urged Republican women to vote for the party anyway?
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What polling data supports the report that Ken Paxton is trailing, and which opponents are included?
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