Ex-GOP Mayor calls Ken Paxton the most corrupt official in the country. Steve Bartlett, in an interview with Forbes Breaking News, stated that he believes Ken Paxton is "the most corrupt public official in the entire country." Bartlett also said James Telereco is "honest" and "will fight against corruption when he goes to the Senate."

What makes this moment different? Well, this is entirely different. So I've been in Texas politics, Republican politics all my life, and I've never seen anything quite like this where the Republican candidate for the Senate is just incredibly awful. I mean, the most I believe is the most corrupt public official in the entire country. So that's what makes this better. And then on the Democratic side, James Telereco is a decent human being. He's honest. He will fight against corruption when he goes to the Senate. He actually will do more to reduce the deficit than any of the other candidates that are talking around the country. He's the, Telereco is the real deal. So it's the negative on Paxton and the positive on Telereco that's changing this race dramatically.

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