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Trump and Democrats get Paxton in Texas, the Senate nominee they all wanted
Wall Street Journal via MSN ^ | May 27, 2026 | Ken Thomas

Posted on 05/27/2026 9:05:18 AM PDT by libstripper

WASHINGTON—President Trump and Democrats rarely find themselves in alignment. Yet both sides wanted the same outcome in Tuesday’s Texas Senate primary runoff election.

Ken Paxton’s trouncing of incumbent Sen. John Cornyn in the Republican runoff represents Trump’s latest triumph in maintaining his grip on his MAGA base after he similarly ousted rivals in Indiana, Louisiana and Kentucky. But to the delight of Democrats, the president’s decision to make an 11th-hour endorsement of Paxton could put the Senate seat in play for James Talarico after decades of Democratic futility in the Lone Star State.

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Woe, oh, woe to the Republican establishment as represented by the WSJ. Hold their noses as much as they can, they can't deny the fact of Trump's overwhelming power within the Republican Party.
1 posted on 05/27/2026 9:05:18 AM PDT by libstripper
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To: libstripper

Paxton is gonna stomp the spacey airhead Talarico.


2 posted on 05/27/2026 9:06:38 AM PDT by Regulator (It's fraud, Jim)
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To: libstripper

Go ahead. Whistle Dixie.


3 posted on 05/27/2026 9:08:13 AM PDT by Migraine
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To: libstripper

Well, they’re not wrong in this instance. The Dems would rather run against Paxton than against Cornyn.


4 posted on 05/27/2026 9:08:32 AM PDT by Bruce Campbells Chin
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To: libstripper

The Murdochs are a key part of the RINO Establishment. Its not surprise they are freaking out over MAGA taking out several of their precious RINOs.


5 posted on 05/27/2026 9:09:43 AM PDT by FLT-bird
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To: libstripper

Talafreako has written all the GOP ads. He’s a wolf in sheep’s clothing, and folks down here already have him sniffed out. When the commercials start, especially the one about him saying the American flag is “complicated”, he’ll be toast.


6 posted on 05/27/2026 9:10:35 AM PDT by Kharis13 (-)
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To: libstripper

Paxton will win the general between 4-6 points.

He OVERPERFORMED in Hidalgo, El Paso, the Rio Grande Valley and all the heavily Hispanic areas. This is massively bad news for Talcumpowder Talarico.


7 posted on 05/27/2026 9:10:59 AM PDT by LS ("Castles made of sand, fall in the sea . . . eventually." Jimi Hendrix)
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To: Regulator

Do NOT underestimate the ability of the libs and the uni-party to subvert elections. Call Congress and tell them we’re onto their game and they’d better replace the POS that blew a hundred million bucks on supporting a POS like Cornyn in a damn primary!


8 posted on 05/27/2026 9:11:08 AM PDT by Segovia (https://townhall.com/columnists/kevinmccullough/2025/07/06/fossil-fooled-lives-vs-lies-n2659950)
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To: LS

Blacks will stay home, if not vote for Paxton.


9 posted on 05/27/2026 9:12:34 AM PDT by dfwgator ("I am Charlie Kirk!")
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To: libstripper

Ooo / the Bushies are po’d!!


10 posted on 05/27/2026 9:14:00 AM PDT by Skywise
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To: libstripper

Tofurico doesn’t stand a chance in steak-loving, Christian Texas.


11 posted on 05/27/2026 9:14:11 AM PDT by fwdude (Why is there a "far/radical right," but damned if they'll admit that there is a far/radical left)
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To: Bruce Campbells Chin

Strange for them to want to lose to the guy who will be much worse for them.


12 posted on 05/27/2026 9:14:12 AM PDT by Rastus
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To: libstripper

Do the commies get to cheat in Texas?


13 posted on 05/27/2026 9:14:35 AM PDT by Libloather (Why do climate change hoax deniers live in mansions on the beach?)
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The WSJ oversells Trump’s impact on this particular race. He didn’t endorse Paxton until he already knew Paxton would win by a sizable margin.

Cornyn lost his seat on merit.

14 posted on 05/27/2026 9:15:00 AM PDT by Alberta's Child (If I leave here, it’s because I’m tired of arguing with geriatric parrots wearing MAGA hats.)
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To: libstripper

I find it incredibly hard to believe the people down in Texas won’t vote for him, when he has won state-wide, before, and Trump endorsed him.


15 posted on 05/27/2026 9:15:41 AM PDT by ConservativeMind (Trump: Befuddling Democrats, Republicans, and the Media for the benefit of the US and all mankind.)
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The whining from the RINOs at the Wall Street Journal is not unexpected.

WSJ is a Murdoch rag.


16 posted on 05/27/2026 9:15:46 AM PDT by Presbyterian Reporter
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You gotta hand it to them wily demonicRATS. Trump has endorsed 8 Governors and they've all won. He's endorsed 9 Senators and they've all won. He's endorsed 101 Representat they've all won.

Maybe Trump should endorse all 435 Republicans that are running for The House and however many Republicans that are running for The Senate.

They'd REALLY have Trump boxed in then, wouldn't they?

Dumbass MSN13.

17 posted on 05/27/2026 9:17:01 AM PDT by Texas Eagle (If it wasn't for double-standards, Liberals would have no standards at all. )
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To: Regulator

Paxton is gonna stomp the spacey airhead Talarico.

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Really? Ted Cruz (incumbent) barely won over the dirt eating idiot Beto in 2018. Paxton has a lot of personal baggage so he will have a tough fight.


18 posted on 05/27/2026 9:19:15 AM PDT by Responsibility2nd (Import the third world. Become the second world.)
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To: libstripper

The Walleye Street Urinal is putting the best spin on the Cornyn blowout they can. I’m sure there were a lot of tears shed in their office last night and this morning.


19 posted on 05/27/2026 9:20:20 AM PDT by SharpRightTurn (Giving money & power to government is like giving whiskey & car keys to teenage boys. P. J. O'Rourk)
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To: Alberta's Child

“Cornyn lost his seat on merit.”

Agreed-

Sometimes,
simple truths cut through the clutter.


20 posted on 05/27/2026 9:20:23 AM PDT by Macoozie (Roll MAGA, roll!)
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