His famous name shadows George P. Bush, the only member of the dynastic political clan now in public office, as he enters the final days of an uphill campaign to unseat Texas’ attorney general.
Donald TrumpDuring his presidential campaign, Gov. George W. Bush of Texas, center, and his wife Laura, arrive in Miami with Jeb Bush, center right, and nephew George P. Bush, left, Sept. 22, 2000.
But that was before the ground shifted and his family spoke out publicly against Trump, in an unsuccessful effort to derail his bid for the presidency. For all that the family’s importance may have faded among Texas Republicans, George P. Bush may still emerge victorious in the runoff. A poll this month had Paxton’s support at less than 50%, and Bush trailing him by only a few percentage points. Donors have pumped new money into Bush’s campaign in the final stretch, hoping to push him over the top.
After the event in Argyle, a man in a cowboy hat waited outside for Bush to emerge so he could confront the candidate. “I enjoyed watching you talk, because to me, you have all the mannerisms of Gov. Bush,” a man told him, to laughter in the room. “Your hands are just like ‘Saturday Night Live.’” “Everything was lining up to give him the brass ring, but the party changed too much,” said Brandon Rottinghaus, a professor of political science at the University of Houston. “The Republican base changed in such a fast way that many were left without a chair when the music stopped. Bush is a great example of that.”
Bush has staked out hard-line positions that appeal to Republican primary voters on issues like the teaching of race and gender in schools. On immigration, he has urged Texas to formally invoke passages in the U.S. Constitution referring to “invasion,” a step toward the state seizing war powers and a move that Paxton and Gov. Greg Abbott have so far avoided making. He has said there was “fraud and irregularity” in the 2020 election, although he did not believe it changed the outcome.
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