Paul Olson was quick to say why he voted for Paxton: “He’s conservative and backed by Trump.”
The 72-year-old retired finance executive elaborated a little, saying, “I just think he represents more of what middle-class America needs.”
Olson said he was perturbed that Cornyn, the incumbent, had been airing ads projecting himself as a Trump devotee despite Trump’s endorsement of Paxton.
“He claims he’s got Trump’s backing, and he most certainly doesn’t,” he said.
Olson was among a steady stream of voters arriving over the noon hour at the Haggard Library in Plano.
Confident in his choice, Olson still expressed some worry that some conservatives might be less inclined to vote in November if costs for daily expenses, most notably fuel, remain elevated.
“If they end this war soon, then good. Energy drives the cost of everything, and prices will settle,” he said. “But they have to end this war quickly.”