Paxton worries about drop in polling numbers after midterm GOP convention in leaked audio
Leaked audio features a senior advisor to Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton expressing concern over declining poll numbers following a GOP convention. The advisor labeled the recording as manipulated nonsense.
The audio was initially leaked to and confirmed by The New York Times. A senior advisor to Texas Attorney General and Republican Senate candidate Ken Paxton calls the audio “manipulated nonsense” but does not deny Paxton was the speaker.
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