"Speaking to reporters in Austin, Cornyn said he had worked for decades to build the Republican party, both here in Texas and nationally and refused to allow a flawed, self centered and shameless candidate like the scandal-scarred Paxton to risk everything we've worked so hard to build over these many years."
"We just sent a message loud and clear to Washington, Paxton said, at his election night party in Dallas. We are not going to go quietly and we are not going to let you buy this seat. Emphasizing the amount of money Cornyn's campaign and allied groups spent to force a runoff, Paxton declared: Texas is not for sale."
"National Republicans were openly fretting that a victory by Paxton, a scandal-plagued conservative culture warrior who is a darling of Donald Trump's Maga movement, would give Democrats a rare opening in a solidly red state. Republicans, including the National Republican Senatorial Committee, spent tens of millions of dollars rallying to Cornyn's defense."
A competitive Republican primary in Texas resulted in a runoff election between four-term Senator John Cornyn and Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton after neither candidate achieved the required 50% threshold. With two-thirds of ballots counted, Cornyn held a narrow lead of less than two percentage points, while congressman Wesley Hunt captured approximately 13%. Cornyn criticized Paxton as flawed and self-centered, warning against risking Republican achievements. Paxton countered that his campaign sent a message against Washington influence and money in politics. National Republicans expressed concern that Paxton's victory could jeopardize the seat in Texas, prompting substantial spending from the National Republican Senatorial Committee and allied groups to support Cornyn. The runoff election is scheduled for May 26.
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