Posted on 04/02/2025 7:10:49 AM PDT by RandFan
Ken Paxton, the attorney general of Texas, is getting ready to challenge Senator John Cornyn in what could be the nastiest and most expensive Republican Party showdown of the 2026 election.
In an interview on Tuesday in Dallas, Mr. Paxton tiptoed close to declaring himself a candidate, offering up the kind of legislation he would first propose if elected to the Senate — tax cuts — and describing why he felt he could do more in Washington, D.C., than in Texas.
“I just think there’s a lot of things that you could do at the federal level,” Mr. Paxton said. “Trump can use the help and have a senator that actually is supportive and not critical.”
Asked how he made his decision to run, Mr. Paxton began answering the question. Then he was reminded by a campaign consultant that he had not yet officially decided to run.
“Right,” Mr. Paxton said.
The likelihood of a primary between Mr. Paxton and Mr. Cornyn has been growing in recent months. It would be perhaps the biggest electoral face-off yet in the ongoing war between the Texas Republican Party’s old guard and an ascendant wing of hard-right social conservatives aligned with Mr. Paxton and President Trump.
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This will be one of the top races in the US - and it's a primary! Crazy!
It’s RINO hunting season....
John Cornyn (R-TX) - Harry Reid’s favorite senator
With or without their help . . .
I found my next choice!
Cornyn is a terrible RINO. I hope Paxton runs.
Okay, what does a good RINO look like?
PLEEEEEAAASE, YES, AG Paxton!!!
Kick Corny Cornball to the curb 🥾
If TX had closed primaries, I’d have full confidence in a Paxton victory. But it doesn’t, so I fear rats will cross over in droves to support Cornholio.
Cornyn is a scum bag.
“ ay, what does a good RINO look like?”
Head mount or shoulder mount usually looks good.
Will be one of the great Primaries in 2026.
Go Paxton!
Cronyn always runs right during election season. It’s time to ram some very pro gun legislation through the senate. If history is a guide, he will vote for it and run pro gun commercials. The left may not like that.
He will also attack Paxton for being impeached. This should rally the right behind Paxton, and the middle, since it reeks of the same thing the left did to Trump.
Paxton has quite a faithful following since the impeachment ruse.
EC
I like Paxton but I want to know why he has not prosecuted Lena Hidalgo in Houston (after he TOOK OVER the case), that’s a major red flag in an otherwise very strong conservative career
There’s that. 😉
Whatever it takes to oust Cornyn. Other than name recognition, can’t understand why he keeps getting elected.
That is why removing that tick off the dog is difficult. It takes a lot of organization and collective effort to override.
Paxton will wipe the floor with the super RINO, all blow no go Cornyn!
Paxton has a pretty great machine in place.
He’s been elected without help of the statewide republicans. In fact, they opposed him.
Dan Patrick will probably help.
Super pleased to see Glenn Heger go, too. He was smart enough to know that a bloodbath of rinos were coming. Off to Aggie land with him.
I sincerely wish him success. Will likely contribute to his efforts.
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