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John Thune goes 'all in' for Ken Paxton after bitter primary ripped GOP apart

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton added another endorsement to his growing field of backers in the Senate GOP: Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D.Thune announced his support of Paxton on the Hugh Hewitt show Wednesday afternoon, less than a day after the bloody primary fight in the Lone Star State concluded. And the main target now is Texas state Rep. James Talarico, the insurgent Democratic nominee waiting for Paxton in November.The voters, Republican voters in Texas spoke last night," Thune said. "Ken Paxton is our nominee heading into November, and we got to pivot and go all in to mak...