Paxton, Backed by Trump, Makes Final Texas Runoff Push Against Cornyn
Trump’s endorsement has sharpened the race as Cornyn and Paxton groups spend more than $100 million on advertising, according to AdImpact.
- Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton enters the final days of the Republican primary runoff against Sen. John Cornyn, bolstered by President Donald Trump's recent endorsement heading into Tuesday's election.
- Trump's endorsement follows a pattern of the president encouraging voters to unseat incumbents who displeased him; Rep. Thomas Massie recently lost his Kentucky primary to a Trump-backed challenger.
- Cornyn's campaign and supporting groups have spent roughly $90 million on advertising, outpacing the roughly $10.5 million spent by Paxton's side before Tuesday's election.
- Voters weigh conflicting messages: some express concern about Paxton's past impeachment and alleged affair, while others question Cornyn's loyalty to Trump despite ads featuring the president's past praise.
- Paxton has already begun attacking the Democratic nominee, state Rep. James Talarico, as party advisors note the difficulty of predicting Tuesday's outcome amid intense campaign noise.
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Paxton Plays Up Trump's Texas Senate Endorsement in the Race Against Cornyn
Ken Paxton is playing up President Donald Trump's endorsement as the Texas attorney general heads into the final days of U.S. Senate primary runoff against incumbent John Cornyn Paxton Plays Up Trump's Texas Senate Endorsement in the Race Against Cornyn.
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Paxton makes his final pitch in the Texas Senate race against Cornyn, buoyed by Trump's endorsement
Ken Paxton is playing up President Donald Trump's endorsement as the Texas attorney general heads into the final days of U.S.
Trump’s Revenge Tour Is Backfiring
Sen. John Cornyn could soon join the YOLO caucus. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call via AP Images) Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call via APDonald Trump’s retribution tour against members of his own party is already backfiring.This week, Louisiana Sen. Bill Cassidy and Kentucky Rep. Thomas Massie lost their primaries to Trump-backed challengers. Then, the president endorsed incumbent Texas Sen. John Cornyn’s primary opponent, Ken Paxton, angering many Republica…
Could Trump’s Paxton endorsement split the Texas GOP and turn the Lone Star State blue?
After months of stoking speculation over which Republican he would endorse in the contentious Texas Senate primary runoff race, President Donald Trump on Wednesday finally made his choice between Attorney General Ken Paxton and incumbent Sen. John Cornyn. But by throwing his political heft behind Paxton, a candidate whose skeleton-filled closet risks turning off general election voters, Trump may have instigated a major GOP schism in a reliably …
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