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Texas state Rep. Wesley Virdell, R-Texas,
told Newsmax on Tuesday that he expects Republicans to post major victories in the state's primary runoff elections, predicting Attorney General Ken Paxton will prevail in the Senate race and again in the general election this fall. "I think we'll have a big win," Virdell said on Newsmax's "Wake Up America Early," adding that he thinks Paxton will also defeat Democrat contender James Talarico this fall. "James Talarico
has said enough crazy things in interviews and on the internet and everything else that people will be in shock," said Virdell. He also praised President Donald Trump's endorsement of Paxton, and the president's comments about Talarico. "I worked with Talarico in the House, and he's a nice guy. But when he starts telling you what he believes, it just shocks people," said Virdell. But, Virdell said, Talarico has a "slick tongue," and he does not think voters will choose him because of that. "If you listen to him, in some ways, people are like, 'Oh man, that guy sounds like a very good preacher.' And then you listen to his actual ideology, and it's just completely shocking. I hope nobody falls for that," he said. Virdell also weighed in on Gov. Greg Abbott's
reelection campaign against Democratic challenger Gina Hinojosa,
a current state representative. "I really want to see Governor Abbott pull a victory off there, but we need voters to turn out," Virdell said. "That's the big thing, including today. We can't just sit at home today." On the Democratic runoff for lieutenant governor between state Rep. Vikki Goodwin and labor organizer Marcus Velez, Virdell said he had not heard much about the contest. "I actually worked with Vikki Goodwin also in the Texas House," he said. "Vikki also comes across as a very nice person. She's very quiet. I don't know the other opponent, but she's a nice person, but she's also very quiet. So I don't know how much she's actually been out there and campaigning." He added, "I haven't heard anything about that race, so I assume it's kind of a sleeper race going on there." |
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