Texas Sen. Mayes Middleton was crowned the state’s Republican nominee for attorney general, successfully drowning out concerns about his lack of legal experience with messaging that his opponent had betrayed President
Middleton defeated Chip Roy, a four-term congressman, by nearly 10 percentage points Tuesday in a race Trump influenced without even making an endorsement.
Middleton and his supporters peppered voters with reminders that Roy condemned Trump’s actions after the 2020 election, and that he endorsed Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis over Trump in the 2024 primary. Middleton, who took on the moniker MAGA Mayes, amplified the message with ...
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