As the $100 million slugfest between incumbent U.S. Sen. John Cornyn and his primary runoff opponent Ken Paxton comes to a close Tuesday, some observers predict the fight has done deep damage to an already divided Republican Party. With President Donald Trump’s last-minute endorsement, Paxton goes into the runoff the favored candidate, never mind the litany of scandals […]
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Republicans worry Texas’ ugly Cornyn-Paxton runoff leading to deeper fractures in the party
The party establishment frets that handing the nomination to scandal-tarred Paxton would give Democrats a better chance of winning in November.