Trump's endorsement of Ken Paxton looms large as Texas Republicans choose between the attorney general and Sen. John Cornyn in the GOP runoff.
To be a Donald Trump–endoresed political candidate, you must possess many qualities: Integrity. Empathy. Intelligence. A love of the United States and all who inhabit it.Just kidding! You don’t have to have any of those things. You just have to suck up to him more than the other guy.The president made that clearer than ever in a post to Truth Social…
Race had wide implications for Trump’s strength heading into midterms, where Paxton will face Democratic candidate James TalaricoKen Paxton, the Donald Trump-backed Texas attorney general, triumphed over incumbent John Cornyn in the Republican primary runoff for senator. His victory signals that even a scandal-plagued candidate can win over the deep red…
Democrat James Talarico may win — and the president weakened his hold over the GOP
Paxton’s landslide victory is the latest example of Trump’s unrivaled influence in Republican Party politics.
Republican voters in Texas get their final say Tuesday in a drawn out, vitriolic and expensive primary campaign for a US Senate seat, a race that Democrats are watching closely in hopes that they could flip both houses of Congress in November.
Controversial Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton challenged Sen. John Cornyn's reelection and won President Trump's endorsement in the bitter primary fight that cost Republicans more than $100 million.
Endorsement from President Trump played key factor for state attorney general
Republican Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton defeated incumbent Sen. John Cornyn in a Senate runoff Tuesday, one week after receiving President Donald Trump’s backing. Paxton won the…
