Trump's MAGA Inc. super-PAC funnels $10 million into Ken Paxton's Senate campaign

President Trump's super-PAC, MAGA Inc., has donated $10 million to Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton's Senate campaign. According to Federal Election Commission filings, the $10 million was given to Del Ray Media to fund two attack ads against Paxton's Democratic opponent, James Talarico. This is the first significant spending in a premier general election contest by MAGA Inc.

The donation includes $5 million to run negative ads against Talarico and $5 million to run positive ads for Paxton, for both television and digital advertising. Paxton, the Republican nominee in the Texas Senate race, secured Trump's endorsement to defeat incumbent Senator John Cornyn in a May primary runoff election.

The Texas Senate race is considered a symbolically powerful indication of how the political map might be expanding, with Democrats hoping to gain control of the House and Senate. According to PBS NewsHour, the once-safe Republican seat in Texas may be viable for Democrats with Talarico's candidacy. The ads seek to highlight taxes as a dominant issue, with Talarico favoring higher taxes on wealthier households and Paxton seeking to give tax breaks to first-time homebuyers and families with children.

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