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Paxton Begs Voters to Turn Out for Him With Free Booze and BBQ: ‘Pray for Me’

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The New York Times has a new piece out this morning that focuses on its conversations with Ken Paxton voters who were coaxed to show up and support Paxton during the last few events of his campaign with free food and alcohol and the promise of hearing from more charismatic speakers than the Texas attorney general himself. It’s an entertaining read.

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  1. Paxton Begs Voters to Turn Out for Him With Free Booze and BBQ: ‘Pray for Me’

    is it ok if I pray for him to go away???

  2. Avatar for dave48 dave48 says:

    Will Texas turn blue this year? I don’t know but, if it does, we owe it all to Trump.

    Thanks Donald.

  3. Now if he had offered meth…

  4. Drunk voting!

    This had to come sooner or later.

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