Texas Candidate Paxton Privately Criticized Trump's Convention
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Ken Paxton is a Republican politician in Texas.
He is running to be the party's nominee for an election.
A report says Paxton spoke in private about a Trump event.
He said the event hurt his campaign.
The event was a convention for the midterm elections.
Midterm elections happen between big presidential elections.
A man named Scott Jennings heard what Paxton said.
Jennings is a political commentator.
He told Paxton to keep his criticism of Trump private.
Criticism means saying something is bad.
This story shows some problems inside the Republican Party.
Many people are watching this story closely.
Vocabulary6 words
- Republican
- a member of one of the two big political parties in the US
- nominee
- a person chosen to run in an election
- campaign
- work to win an election
- convention
- a big meeting of a political party
- midterm
- elections held in the middle of a president's term
- commentator
- a person who gives opinions about news
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Answer key
1. A Republican nominee in Texas 2. Trump's convention hurt him 3. Keep his Trump criticism private
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Ken Paxton is a _____ politician in Texas.
He is running to be the party's _____ for an election.
A report says Paxton spoke in private about a Trump _____.
He said the event hurt his _____.
The event was a _____ for the midterm elections.
A man named Scott Jennings is a political _____.
He told Paxton to keep his _____ of Trump private.
This story shows some problems inside the Republican _____.
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