Texas’ Republican Senate primary is heating up with a tight race between Cornyn and Paxton.
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Texas’ Republican Senate primary battle is shaping up to become one of the most brutal races in the upcoming midterm elections.
Incumbent Sen. John Cornyn is locked in a near-tie with Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton just weeks before early voting is set to start.
Thelatest Emerson/College/NexstarpollshowsPaxtonwith27percentsupportandCornynat26percent.However,29percentofRepublicanprimaryvotersremainundecided,whichmeansthisracecouldgoeitherway.
It’salsoworthnotingthatnocandidateisclosetothe50percentneededtoavoidarunoffelectioninMay,whichwilllikelyaddevenmoretothedramasurroundingtherace.
ThisprimarywillprobablybecomeareferendumonwhatkindofRepublicanTexanswant.Cornyn,72,representstheold-guardestablishment,whichshouldmakehimsomethingofapariahtomanyGOPvoters.However,hehasmaintainedanoverallpositiverelationshipwithPresidentDonaldTrump.Indeed,he helpedtopassTrump’s2017taxcutsthroughCongress.HehasvotedwithTrump99.3percentofthetimeandvotedt
