Bye, Bye, Bushes? America’s Political Dynasties Transition

A fortnight ago, something interesting happened in Texas politics, though it was overshadowed by the shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde. On that day, Texas’s Attorney General Ken Paxton won his primary while seeking reelection. For an incumbent in America’s largest conservative state, described as the “grim reaper” of the Biden agenda after winning successive injunctions against the administration in federal court, Paxton was the clear favorite.

The interesting bit was Paxton’s opponent: George P. Bush. The son of presidential candidate Jeb Bush as well as the grandson and nephew of former presidents George H. W. and George W. Bush, this George was about as much of a blue-blooded Texan as a Bush can be. He’s also the two-term land commissioner of Texas, an important role in a state where farming, oil, and gas are major drivers of the economy.

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A fortnight ago, something interesting happened in Texas politics, though it was overshadowed by the shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde. On that day, Texas’s Attorney General Ken Paxton won his primary while seeking reelection. For an incumbent in America’s largest conservative state, described as the “grim reaper” of the Biden agenda after winning successive injunctions against the administration in federal court, Paxton was the clear favorite.

The interesting bit was Paxton’s opponent: George P. Bush. The son of presidential candidate Jeb Bush as well as the grandson and nephew of former presidents George H. W. and George W. Bush, this George was about as much of a blue-blooded Texan as a Bush can be. He’s also the two-term land commissioner of Texas, an important role in a state where farming, oil, and gas are major drivers of the economy.