Posted on 03/28/2026 10:40:04 AM PDT by RandFan
As the MAGA faithful gather for another day of CPAC in Grapevine, Texas, they are openly celebrating what they believe is tantamount to a major midterms victory: keeping President Donald Trump from endorsing John Cornyn ahead of May’s GOP Senate primary runoff.
MAGA world is taking a victory lap — and fresh comfort — in the receipts: A lack of significant spending and polling so far by not only Cornyn’s campaign, but also the NRSC and One Nation, the Senate Leadership Fund-aligned nonprofit. It amounts to a pattern the MAGA cohort reads as Washington making peace with a matchup between Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, their anointed candidate, and Texas Democratic state Rep. James Talarico.
“The grassroots stood in the breach and said a resounding ‘NO’ to Cornyn,” Steve Bannon, who has framed Paxton’s bid for the nomination as a battle for MAGA’s soul, told POLITICO. “Polling and spending indicates that the Republican DC establishment reluctantly concurs. This could be the victory that empowers MAGA through the midterms.”
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Trump is not stupid. He won’t play that game.
Paxton v. Talarico, Paxton wins.
Cornyn v. Talarico, Talarico wins.
Too many conservatives will sit at home refusing to vote if Cornyn gets nominated. We can’t afford a depressed voter base this year!
I’m not a texan. I’ll answer.
Paxton is a Ted Cruz clone. We need more fire breathers like that in the Senate.
Cornyn is a Mitch McConnell clone. We should’ve fired McConnell decades ago but he’s going to die in the senate. At least we can fire McConnell’s clones!
Even though the Senate failed to convict, the Cornyn team is using the accusations in their ads against Paxton, but we're not buying it. Cornyn has already called Paxton's supporters "activists," knowing that they will turn out in the runoff more than his supporters will.
-PJ
I think that decision is expected by late June?
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