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Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear, D-Ky., on Sunday said the Texas Senate race is \u201cin play\u201d for Democrats after state Attorney General Ken Paxton beat incumbent John Cornyn in last week\u2019s Senate Republican primary. <\/p>\n

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\u201cTexas is in play. Democrats have never run against a candidate like Ken Paxton that is so corrupt that his own party impeached him,\u201d Beshear told NBC News\u2019 \u201cMeet the Press,\u201d adding, \u201cThis is someone who does not have the character … to serve as AG or even as dog catcher.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Kentucky governor referred to the GOP-controlled Texas state House\u2019s impeachment of Paxton in 2023 on bribery and corruption charges before the state Senate acquitted him. The state Senate trial also touched on allegations that Paxton engaged in an extramarital affair while serving as attorney general.<\/p>\n

Last year, his wife, who is also a state senator, announced that she had filed for divorce from the attorney general \u201con biblical grounds\u201d and \u201cin light of recent discoveries.\u201d <\/p>\n

Paxton did not testify at his impeachment trial, but he denied any wrongdoing and characterized the misconduct and corruption allegations as false and politically motivated. After his wife announced their divorce, Paxton wrote in a post on X that the two \u201cdecided to start a new chapter in our lives\u201d after \u201ccountless political attacks.\u201d<\/p>\n

Beshear on Sunday said that if elected, Paxton is a person who \u201cwould use his office to enrich himself, that would be a rubber stamp for the president, and would do nothing for the people of Texas. He has shown that as AG.\u201d<\/p>\n

Beshear pointed to Paxton\u2019s opponent, Texas state Sen. James Talarico, who won the Democratic primary in the state earlier this year as a better candidate for Senate.<\/p>\n

Talarico \u201cis spreading his message about being there for American families, about putting them ahead of the politics, about bringing down prices, expanding access to health care, making sure they feel safe in their community,\u201d the Kentucky governor said. \u201cThose things that make life just a little bit better and a little bit easier as the Trump administration is making things so much harder.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Beshear accused Paxton of attacking Talarico early in the race because he \u201cknows he has nothing to offer.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd so what does he do? He simply attacks his opponent over and over,\u201d Beshear added.<\/p>\n

Earlier on \u201cMeet the Press,\u201d former Vice President Mike Pence was asked if he supported Paxton and responded indirectly, saying, \u201cIf I was voting in Texas, I could never vote for the Democrat nominee.\u201d<\/p>\n

Pence added that he was confident the GOP could keep control of the Senate after November\u2019s elections.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think in many respects Republicans have lost our way, but Democrats have lost their mind, and I think the reason why we\u2019re going to hold the Senate.\u201d<\/p>\n

Also in his interview, Beshear was asked if he himself was considering running for president in 2028. <\/p>\n

\u201cI haven\u2019t ruled it out,\u201d he said. \u201cBut I haven\u2019t sat down and had that conversation with my family. I\u2019m trying to fire up Democrats to be a voice of reason in the chaos. It is so important that we win right now.\u201d<\/p>\n

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