Paxton trounces Cornyn: 5 takeaways from Texas’s primary runoffs
Campaign Paxton trounces Cornyn: 5 takeaways from Texas’s primary runoffs Comments: by Julia Mueller and Caroline Vakil - 05/27/26 12:30 AM ET Comments: Link copied by Julia Mueller and Caroline Vakil - 05/27/26 12:30 AM ET Comments: Link copied NOW PLAYING Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) became the latest casualty of President Trump’s revenge tour on Tuesday after Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton easily trounced the incumbent in the Senate GOP runoff. Paxton is projected to garner about 64 percent support with more than 95 percent of the vote reported early Wednesday, according to Decision Desk HQ.
- ▪Campaign Paxton trounces Cornyn: 5 takeaways from Texas’s primary runoffs Comments: by Julia Mueller and Caroline Vakil - 05/27/26 12:30 AM ET Comments: Link copied by Julia Mueller and Caroline Vakil - 05/27/26 12:30 AM ET Comments: Link c
- ▪John Cornyn (R-Texas) became the latest casualty of President Trump’s revenge tour on Tuesday after Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton easily trounced the incumbent in the Senate GOP runoff.
- ▪Paxton is projected to garner about 64 percent support with more than 95 percent of the vote reported early Wednesday, according to Decision Desk HQ.
5 outlets in our directory ran this story, first to last over 20 hours. Coverage spans 3 points on the political spectrum — 2 lean left, 1 lean right, 1 right.
- ▪ Takeaways from Ken Paxton's Texas runoff win over John Cornyn — CBS News — Top
- ▪ Winner of Paxton-Cornyn Texas Senate primary runoff: James Talarico — Washington Examiner
- ▪ Cornyn Crushed: 7 Takeaways From Tuesday’s Runoffs in Texas — NYT > Top Stories
- ▪ Paxton-Cornyn Runoff in Texas — Real Clear Politics
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Campaign Paxton trounces Cornyn: 5 takeaways from Texas’s primary runoffs Comments: by Julia Mueller and Caroline Vakil - 05/27/26 12:30 AM ET Comments: Link copied by Julia Mueller and Caroline Vakil - 05/27/26 12:30 AM ET Comments: Link copied NOW PLAYING Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) became the latest casualty of President Trump’s revenge tour on Tuesday after Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton easily trounced the incumbent in the Senate GOP runoff. Paxton is projected to garner about 64 percent support with more than 95 percent of the vote reported early Wednesday, according to Decision Desk HQ. The state’s attorney general, who secured a last-minute endorsement from the president but has been bedeviled by controversies, defeated Sen.
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