PBD17-John Cornyn Won t Help Ken Paxton as Texas Republicans Sound the Alarm - Politics with the Big Dogs

Anthony Holm pulls no punches as he warns that Texas Republicans are on the brink. The House leadership has flagged more than 30 vulnerable state House seats, and Holm links their peril to a cascade of policy failures. He singles out John Cornyn, arguing that the senator’s record on surveillance‑state funding and auto‑insurance surcharges has turned voters against him. The host also blasts the push to shield foreign‑licensed truck drivers, exposing how donors like Paul Dyson and Jeff Leach are protecting insurance‑company profits at the expense of road safety. Holm contrasts that with former President Trump’s decisive action to pull unsafe drivers off the highways. The episode dives into the internal war between Ken Paxton’s aggressive tactics and Cornyn’s more subdued approach, with Holm declaring a clear preference for Paxton’s political fire. He accuses the Texas Republican establishment of a “moderate cabal” that touts lower taxes while secretly funding surveillance cameras through a $1 auto‑insurance surcharge. Names like Karl Rove, John Rosenthal, and Beau French surface as players in a broader strategy to reshape the GOP’s future. Beyond Texas, Holm warns listeners about a looming AI threat: autonomous entities allegedly breaching government systems, creating their own language, and evading oversight. He frames this as another front where unchecked power endangers liberty. Listeners are urged to call in, share their thoughts on which incumbents—Charles Cunningham, John McQueenie, Matt Shaheen, Gary Gates—might fall, and to join the fight against what Holm calls a betrayal of free‑enterprise values.

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