Sen. John Cornyn’s allies say the GOP’s surprising loss in a recent state legislative special election is yet another sign that making Attorney General Ken Paxton the party’s Senate nominee this fall is a gamble Republicans shouldn’t take.
Mr. Cornyn’s critics aren’t buying it. They argue he’s grasping for anything that might help him, because his standing with the GOP base has cratered.
They say he has little chance against Mr. Paxton in a nomination battle that also includes Rep. Wesley Hunt — even if he somehow lands an endorsement from Mr. Trump, who is now hinting he may get involved in the race.
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Republican alarm bells went off after Democrats flipped a state Senate seat in the Fort Worth-area district that Mr. Trump won
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