Comments on: Democrats Eying Senate Control http://www.chrisweigant.com/2026/05/20/democrats-eying-senate-control/ Reality-based political commentary Sun, 05 Jul 2026 04:22:19 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Kick http://www.chrisweigant.com/2026/05/20/democrats-eying-senate-control/#comment-222553 Kick Wed, 27 May 2026 00:15:30 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=27626#comment-222553 <i>Plenty of Democrats were downright gleeful hearing Trump's endorsement of Ken Paxton, while plenty of Republicans are not happy about it at all. </i> The GOP has spent about $90 million (not a typo) into the reelection of Cornyn so they have every right to be irate at Trump. <i>Sitting Senator John Cornyn was seen as a much safer bet for the GOP, but Paxton is about as rabid a MAGA supporter as can be imagined, which tilted the scales for Trump in the end. </i> Cornyn is definitely a much safer bet for the GOP, but Paxton isn't so much "MAGA" as he is a crook, total fraud and opportunist. Trump simply endorsed Paxton for the simple reason that he's led Cornyn in the polls for weeks and weeks, and Trump is an opportunist. I said it before, and I'll say it again: A political runoff in Texas is where incumbents go to die. Running Paxton will cost the GOP millions more to hold onto that seat, and that'll be millions taken from other races. Plenty of Democrats were downright gleeful hearing Trump's endorsement of Ken Paxton, while plenty of Republicans are not happy about it at all.

The GOP has spent about $90 million (not a typo) into the reelection of Cornyn so they have every right to be irate at Trump.

Sitting Senator John Cornyn was seen as a much safer bet for the GOP, but Paxton is about as rabid a MAGA supporter as can be imagined, which tilted the scales for Trump in the end.

Cornyn is definitely a much safer bet for the GOP, but Paxton isn't so much "MAGA" as he is a crook, total fraud and opportunist. Trump simply endorsed Paxton for the simple reason that he's led Cornyn in the polls for weeks and weeks, and Trump is an opportunist.

I said it before, and I'll say it again: A political runoff in Texas is where incumbents go to die.

Running Paxton will cost the GOP millions more to hold onto that seat, and that'll be millions taken from other races.

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