“Ken Paxton, Texas’ attorney general and its Republican Senate nominee, is homing in on the ultraconservative voters who have long powered his political career in his final push to win the grueling race,” the Washington Sun reports.“Paxton has largely leaned into familiar conservative messages — like attacking transgender people and aligning himself with President Donald Trump — betting that the Republican base will be enough to carry him to victory in November. The approach reflects a political calculation that has long worked for Republicans in Texas, which is to energize conservative voters and capitalize on the state’s conservative bent.”“It’s a risky strategy for a general election that presupposes Texas is not the battleground just about everyone else — including some Republicans — think it is.”