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tanyev

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10. Hopefully. Also....

Reply to senseandsensibility (Reply #6)

Tue May 26, 2026, 08:52 PM

13 hrs ago

Cornyn is in office until Jan 2027 and maybe he and other lame duck GOP incumbents will be ticked off enough to vote against Trump sometimes.

Also, my big fear if Paxton lost was that Trump would grab him for a Cabinet position.

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According to Steve Kornaki, Paxton is trouncing Cornyn [View all] senseandsensibility 14 hrs ago OP

How is this possible? People answering the call of a corrupt president to vote for another corrupt politician Deuxcents 14 hrs ago #1

All republicans are bad FHRRK1 13 hrs ago #3

I think it helps if the masks of competence and decency slip off Vogon_Glory 13 hrs ago #8

I saw this older R guy on MSNOW today senseandsensibility 13 hrs ago #11

Early votes in my county are 61% Paxton to 38% Cornyn. tanyev 13 hrs ago #2

Good grief Deuxcents 13 hrs ago #4

Well that's just great..... a kennedy 13 hrs ago #5

Paxton should be easier to beat senseandsensibility 13 hrs ago #6

Hopefully. Also.... tanyev 13 hrs ago #10

LOL nope LuvLoogie 13 hrs ago #12

Are there enough good, decent people in Texas to reject trumpism? Mysterian 13 hrs ago #7

I'm finding solace in the relatively low turnout for this R primary senseandsensibility 13 hrs ago #9

Good question. I used to think that I knew the answer, but nowadays Vogon_Glory 13 hrs ago #13

I have very little hope ... Paxton is a scum bag Greywing 12 hrs ago #14

It's 63% to 37% which tells us Paxton was going to win easily without Trump's endorsement. Wiz Imp 12 hrs ago #15

TX republicans are a special kind of crazy. nt City Lights 12 hrs ago #16