Why does a small Texas GOP group keep electing Ken Paxton, despite all this hassle?

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

Loyalty is a good trait, especially in politics.

But it should be earned, and it should have some limits.

Attorney General Ken Paxton enjoys a fervent base of voters who have stuck with him for a decade, no matter what he’s done to disgrace his office. Even as most House Republicans voted Saturday to impeach him, seeing strong evidence of bribery and other crimes that merit a Senate trial, his fans vow to fight for him until the end.

The shorthand for why they do so is that the (now suspended) attorney general is a “true conservative.” But it looks a lot like the cult of personality that surrounds Donald Trump. In other words, they support Paxton because he “fights” and he makes the right people mad.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/why-does-small-texas-gop-180422482.html

[marble falls]

1. Gerrymandery renders illogical results. Take Gov Abbott or Lt Gov Patric for example.

[2naSalit]

2. Precisely.

[Paladin]

3. Ignorant, self-destructive fuckwits. (nt)

[walkingman]

4. In my opinion, I think most people who vote know very little about the person they are voting for.

The primary factor is really - do I vote R or D? Next is name recognition - do you recognize the name?

That is why incumbents have a great likelihood of getting re-elected. For Statewide general elections it is not as difficult as local or district candidates mainly because they are more well known because of the media.

Politics are a "good ole boy" club and the party infrastructure has a big influence on not only who wins but who runs to begin with. It is about power, money, and influence.

Paxton has been a POS for a long time and his future success will be largely determined by the POWER BROKERS and BIG DONORS in Texas. They get to decide who rules - if voting really mattered they would make it illegal.