Trump’s iron grip on the Republican party has never been stronger. What about the country?
Summary
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton won the Republican primary runoff for the US Senate seat, defeating incumbent Senator John Cornyn with the support of President Donald Trump. Democrats see a chance to win the seat in the general election, citing Paxton's extreme views and scandals, and are gaining support from some Republicans and Latino voters.Key Facts
- Ken Paxton won the Texas Republican primary runoff against incumbent John Cornyn with about 64% of the vote.
- President Donald Trump strongly supported Paxton and celebrated his victory on social media.
- Democrat James Talarico, Paxton’s opponent, quickly reached out to Cornyn’s supporters for their support.
- Paxton’s win is the largest defeat of an incumbent US senator in almost 50 years.
- Democrats believe Paxton’s close ties to Trump and extreme views will cost him votes with independents.
- Texas Democrats and some moderate Republicans see a chance to win the Senate seat for the first time in over 30 years.
- The Cook Political Report moved the race rating from “Likely Republican” to “Lean Republican”.
- Voter turnout in the runoff was about 1.4 million, less than the primary, with Paxton gaining slightly more votes than before but Cornyn losing many.
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