Fight between Texas Republicans for US Senate seat leaves party on edge
Party worries a victory by Maga darling Ken Paxton over John Cornyn would open door to Democrats in red stateFour-term Republican US senator John Cornyn is fighting for his political life against Texas attorney general Ken Paxton, in a bitter primary contest that will likely end in a runoff.As...
<p>Party worries a victory by Maga darling Ken Paxton over John Cornyn would open door to Democrats in red state</p><p>Four-term Republican US senator John Cornyn is fighting for his political life against Texas attorney general Ken Paxton, in a bitter primary contest that will likely end in a runoff.</p><p>As polls began to close across the Lone Star state on Tuesday evening, national Republicans were openly fretting that a victory by Paxton, a scandal-plagued conservative culture warrior who is a darling of Donald Trump’s Maga movement, would give Democrats a rare opening in a solidly red state.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/03/texas-republicans-senate-john-cornyn-ken-paxton">Continue reading...</a>
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