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Cook Political Report shifts Texas Senate rating toward Democrats after Paxton runoff victory
Key takeaways
- John Cornyn (R-Texas) in the marquee race s GOP runoff.
- Paxton, who enjoyed a last-minute endorsement from President Trump, defeated the senior GOP senator.
- The nonpartisan election handicapper agreed that Paxton is the more vulnerable GOP nominee.
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John Cornyn (R-Texas) in the marquee race s GOP runoff.
Paxton, who enjoyed a last-minute endorsement from President Trump, defeated the senior GOP senator. The state attorney general, buoyed by the president s backing, argued that he was the more Trump-aligned candidate and questioned Cornyn s conservative bona fides on the campaign trail.
Meanwhile, Cornyn and his allies have argued that Paxton s controversies, including a Texas House impeachment trial before he was later acquitted in the state Senate, would thwart Republicans chances at keeping their Senate seat. The nonpartisan election handicapper agreed that Paxton is the more vulnerable GOP nominee.
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