It’s been a good primary season for President Donald Trump. In contest after contest, he’s seen Republicans who’ve opposed him — even in limited ways — fall to Trump-backed challengers. The streak faces a major test next week when GOP voters will decide between Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and Sen. John Cornyn in a much-anticipated runoff election.
Just about everything that’s been reported about the last-minute endorsement of Paxton over the five-term incumbent Cornyn indicates that Trump’s guidepost wasn’t who would best serve Texas. For that matter, it doesn’t even seem to have been about who is most likely to win come November. And it’s the latter oversight that is poised to make Nov. 3 much more disappointing for the GOP than Trump might expect, given his primary track record.
As Politico reported, “For every apostate ousted by Trump this month, there’s a sign of not only his waning political capital on the Hill, but that his backward-focused endeavors have damaged his own legislative ambitions, leaving him a victim of his own primary success.” The president’s decision to endorse Paxton over Cornyn offers up unique concerns that could carry a heavier set of consequences.
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