He is clearly not the natural politician that other Texas GOP leaders like Greg Abbott are.

Greg Abbott, Charles Perry, and Drew Darby all appear able to speak extemporaneously about their policies and positions.

Even with a teleprompter, Paxton’s jokes are lame and the crowds laughter is forced and angry. His policies are mostly vague sounding tax breaks, which I’m sure won’t be used to disguise more tax relief for the richest in this country.