MAGA Inc., the super PAC formed to support President Donald Trump’s reelection, has directed $10 million toward television and online ads backing Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton against Democrat James Talarico. A Saturday filing with the Federal Elections Commission recorded the purchase.
The Associated Press called the buy MAGA Inc.’s first significant step into the November midterms. Recent polls have given Talarico a healthy lead over Paxton. Trump endorsed Paxton earlier this year instead of the state’s sitting Republican senator, John Cornyn.