US Politics
The Paxton Paradox: Surviving Scandal in an Age of Forgotten Accountability
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has repeatedly survived serious corruption allegations and defeated high-profile challengers, but now faces Democratic Senate candidate James Talarico in a race testing whether new scrutiny can overcome entrenched partisanship. The spectacle of a politician with a long trail of scandals being repeatedly re-elected by a forgiving electorate represents a profound corrosion of democratic accountability, where the alleged ends of political warfare are used to justify any means.
