Paxton Crushes Cornyn in Texas Runoff After Winning Trump Nod
Source: Bloomberg
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton stormed to a blowout victory in the state's Republican Senate runoff, easily defeating four-term incumbent John Cornyn and setting up a November showdown with a well-funded Democrat, James Talarico.
With 60% of the vote counted, Paxton had 62% of the vote in the two-man race on Tuesday while Cornyn trailed with 38%, according to DDHQ. Paxton clinched the nomination a week after securing an endorsement from President Donald Trump in the hard-fought race, one of the most expensive primaries in Senate history.
Paxton's victory, the first time since 1970 that an insurgent has won a primary against a sitting Texas senator, underscores Trump's sway with Republican voters -- but it also opens the door to a more serious challenge in November as the Democrats fight to flip both houses of Congress. Paxton, a conservative firebrand with a history of scandal, will face Talarico as national polls show voters souring on Trump's handling of the economy and the war with Iran.
"With a nominee like Paxton, Texas would move into a fully competitive race," the nonpartisan Cook Political Report said in an analysis ahead of the Republican runoff.
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Those who think Texas is in play I think are deluding themselves.
I realize people think we have the best chance against the deviant paxon, but I am very skeptical. The same thing was thought with Ted Cruz that we would win against him.
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