A leaked audio recording reveals Texas Republican Senate nominee acknowledging that foreign conflicts and rising fuel costs are undermining his midterm campaign momentum, framing economic struggles as the primary hurdles rather than trade policies. In private remarks to donors and lobbyists, the candidate explicitly tied voter concerns to global instability and domestic price pressures, offering a rare glimpse into the challenges shaping his electoral strategy. The admission underscores how geopolitical tensions and inflation are dominating political discourse ahead of key elections.
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, the Republican nominee for Senate in the Lone Star State, said in a leaked audio recording that the war in Iran and high prices at home are a drag on his midterm campaign. “It's not tariffs. ... It's the war, it's gas prices, it's diesel,” Paxton told donors and lobbyists...
