Takeaways from Ken Paxton's Texas runoff win over John Cornyn
Tuesday's runoff election in Texas saw another Republican incumbent lose his seat to a Trump-backed nominee. Four-term Sen. John Cornyn conceded the race to state Attorney General Ken Paxton, who picked up a late endorsement from President Trump. CBS News senior White House and political correspondent Ed O'Keefe has more from the Lone Star State.
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- ▪ Winner of Paxton-Cornyn Texas Senate primary runoff: James Talarico — Washington Examiner
- ▪ Paxton trounces Cornyn: 5 takeaways from Texas’s primary runoffs — The Hill
- ▪ 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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