Posted on 04/19/2025 12:56:12 PM PDT by RandFan
Sen. John Cornyn has long been a reliable conservative in Congress. But that may not be enough to get the Texas Republican reelected...
The Cornyn-Paxton primary fight is a "proxy war" in the GOP, said Axios. "Top MAGA luminaries" are skeptical of Cornyn because of his pro-Ukraine stance and work on a bipartisan gun bill after the 2022 Uvalde school massacre. The senator is the "epitome of the establishment," said Steve Bannon, an ally of President Donald Trump, to Axios. Paxton, meanwhile, carries a reputation as a "pro-Donald Trump knife fighter," said Axios. His candidacy is a "warning shot," said MAGA influencer Charlie Kirk on his eponymous radio show.
This makes Trump's approval critical in the race, said The Hill. The president said Thursday he will make an endorsement "at the right time." Cornyn has already been endorsed by Majority Leader John Thune (R-N.D.) and National Republican Senatorial Committee Chair Tim Scott (S.C.). But the president's nod will make the biggest splash. Trump is not tipping his hand. "They're both friends of mine," he said Saturday.
Paxton's new campaign is "becoming a major headache for Republicans," said Politico. They're worried that Trump "could elevate more MAGA-aligned challengers" to sitting GOP senators, "forcing a round of bitterly contested primaries." Sens. Thom Tillis of North Carolina and Bill Cassidy of Louisiana are seen as vulnerable to challenge from the right. That could "complicate" the Republican Party's efforts to retain control of the Senate in 2026, even though the map is "heavily tilted" in their favor. The challenge: GOP leaders "need Trump but also know they can't control him."
Another "overriding fear" is that a bitter Texas primary will be expensive, said CNN. The campaign could cost the party more than $100 million, "siphoning money from other critical battlegrounds."
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Yes it’s flattery from the writer. Cornyn will get plenty of that from the media and all the endorsements but we know the people want Ken
“Who will replace Paxton?”
Tony Buzbee
Cornyn is an establishment RINO inside the beltway Senator. He votes mostly conservative but often not. The legislation he votes for is so he can win the next election not based on his principals. I do not know what his true principals are? My vote goes to Paxton.
He’s dead, Jim.
“Sen. John Cornyn has long been a reliable conservative in Congress.”
Exactly right. When an article starts off with an outright lie, it does not deserve further reading.
“Sen. John Cornyn has long been a reliable conservative in Congress.”
I quit reading right there.
John Cornyn Is not a conservative.
He only pretends to be conservative when he is up for re-election.
Time to send Paxton to the Senate.
The problem is not the challengers, it’s the current office holders. Cornyn and his ilk should just exit stage left with all the filthy lucre they’ve accumulated while in office and let the new breed have a chance to start rebuilding this nation.
Coding was a law school classmate of my father. He used to be a reliable conservative but has certainly gone beltway/uniparty. I’ll be voting Paxton.
right there I stopped reading.
**Who will replace Paxton?**
Easy. George P.
Murkowski won her battle with establishment help. Texas is different.
What nonsense.
regardless of which one of these men win the primary there is no chance at all a Dem will wind up winning the general election.
If this was a close or purple state, yes a bitter primary fight could wind up handing the general to a Democrat.
However that is not likely to happen in Texas..
Combined with try fact that of the 7 toss up states only 2 are currently republican, the idea this race could cause the GOP to lose their senate majority is beyond idiotic.
Even if the Dems could pull off a sweep of the toss ups which is highly, highly unlikely. They would only gain 2 seats. To take control Dems would need to take 4, so even if this nonsensical argument that a primary fight would cost the GOP a senate seat in TX, GOP would still have control of the Senate.
Fearmongering by the establishment
Amen to this reply.
Donate.
We don’t want wall hangers anymore.
Throw cornyn out on his butt
Maybe Gohmert is still interested in the job???
The same people that voted for Ted Cruz in 2024 will vote for Paxton. Cruz won that election by 9%. Oddly Beta Orouke (fake Mexican real Pendejo) come withing 2-1/2% of defeating Cruz 6 years earlier. Beto is trans cultural and grew up in EL-Paso, speaks perfect Spanish and married into wealth and is white. He was a good candidate but thankfully lost. As mentioned Cruz won his next election by 9%.
Paxton will win the primary and the election easily and oddly because of the legal Hispanic vote. The areas of Texas most effected by the democrat inspired invasion by illegal aliens is the areas of high Hispanic population. They are pissed off and voting conservative republican.
I stopped reading here:
“Sen. John Cornyn has long been a reliable conservative in Congress. But that may not be enough to get the Texas Republican reelected.”
Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha 😂 Stop!
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