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    How Texas’s Attorney General Won by Losing Big

    A specious lawsuit against four swing states that was batted down by the Supreme Court was a victory for the man who filed it.
    by Carlos Sanchez Dec 15, 2020 5 minutes
    Source: Vasilis Asvestas / Shuttersock / The Atlantic

    Last week, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a brilliantly cynical lawsuit seeking to overturn the presidential election in four swing states—Georgia, Pennsylvania, Michigan, and Wisconsin. The lawsuit used a provision of the U.S. Constitution that makes the Supreme Court the arbiter in state conflicts. President Donald Trump quickly jumped on board. Republican attorneys general in 17 other states, as well as 126 of the 196 House Republicans, filed briefs expressing support for Paxton’s suit.

    The justices lost little time in turning away the suit on Friday night. But even as he lost in court, Paxton had already won. The Texas politician has built his career on using such defeats to rally support. And losing this lawsuit—his highest-profile setback to date—might have been just what he needed as his own legal problems continue to

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