President Trump keeps the Republicans about whether he will support Senator John Cornyn (R-Texas) and Attorney General Ken Paxton in the closely observed GOP Senate area code.
Trump met on Wednesday with the majority leader of the Senate majority John Thune (Rs.d.) and the officials of the Senate leadership fund, both Cornyn allies, on Wednesday To discuss the Senate cardincluding the Texas Primary. Cornyn consistently exceeded Paxton in the surveys.
And on Thursday the race was shaken by another wildcard when Paxton’s wife Senator Angela Paxton (R), State Senator Angela Paxton (R) Divorce submitted. The Attorney General had accusations of participating in an out -of -marital matter in an out -marital affair and corruption as part of his office.
A confirmation from Trump has the potential to give Cornyn an urgently needed thrust among the GOP primary voters, who tended to lean further to the right for several cycles.
“It will affect the perception where Cornyn is with President Trump and the party,” said Brendan Steinhauser, former Cornyn campaign manager. “Everything is margin, but I think it’s important.”
Matt Mackowiak, senior consultant by Cornyn Campaign, described a Trump confirmation as “the most powerful confirmation in the modern history of the Republican Party”.
“Senator Cornyn and President Trump are good friends and close allies, and Senator Cornyn is proud to have voted 99.2 percent of the cases with President Trump while he was in office,” said Mackowiak in a statement in front of the hill.
“We respect this president [Trump] I’ll take the time to make a decision, and in the meantime we focus on carrying out a first tariff and profit campaign, as Senator Cornyn always did, ”he added.
Cornyn was ahead with the president on Friday and the focus when he traveled to the state of the state with Trump to the Hill Country, which was devastated last week by flooding.
MP Wesley Hunt (R-Texas) was also for the trip. Hunt has had talks with the White House to possibly jump into the race, and is considered a PAXTON as a more practical choice.
This week, Cornyn’s allies also jumped on the news that Paxon’s wife applied for a divorce, citing “biblical reasons”.
“What Ken Paxton has enforced his family is really repulsive and disgusting,” said Joanna Rodriguez, communication director of the National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC), which supports Cornyn. “Nobody should have to endure what Angela Paxton has and we pray for her while she is committed to herself and family in this difficult time.”
In the meantime, Hunt published a picture of him, his wife and three petite children with the caption “Family, Faith, Freedom. Good morning America”.
In a statement, Paxton said: “After the pressure of countless political attacks and the public examination, Angela and I decided to found a new chapter in our lives.”
“I couldn’t be proud or grateful for the incredible family with which God blessed us, and I am still obliged to support our amazing children and grandchildren. At that time I ask for your prayers and privacy,” he added.
It is unclear whether Paxton’s divorce will have an impact on the increasingly dramatic primary school, but the surveys that were taken before the news of the news show that he has a commanding lead over Cornyn.
A survey published last month by Robert Blizzard on behalf of the Educational Freedom Institute showed that Paxton Cornyn led around 50 to 28 percent at the GOP primary voters. Cornyn’s campaign released this survey and said that it was “silly season for the survey and it takes the gold medal”.
Another survey, which was carried out by Texas Southern University around the same period, showed that Paxton Cornyn led by 43 to 34 percent, with 23 percent that they were undecided.
An internal survey in May of the Senate leadership fund that supports Cornyn showed that Paxton Cornyn remained by 16 points.
While he is currently in the surveys, Cornyn was able to see an advantage in terms of the gel racing. The senator had not yet published his fundraising campaign for the second quarter on Friday, but he is considered one of the most productive fundraisers in the Senate.
He grew up over 415 million US dollars in the Senate during his time and in 2024 he collected almost 33 million dollars to assist the Republicans win the majority in the Upper Chamber. In the past quarter, Cornyn collected 2.5 million US dollars and brought his money to a total of 5.7 million US dollars. In addition, the Pro Cornyn Texans gave PAC for a conservative majority amount at the beginning of this month that it collected $ 10.9 million in the past quarter.
Paxon’s second quarter also showed donations. On Friday, the general prosecutor’s campaign said he collected $ 2.9 million Between April and June.
However, insiders argue that Trump in every decision, to support, probably relieving more weight than donating campaigns.
“If you want to move the president with something, it will be a survey,” said Republican strategist.
Cornyn’s supporters and Paxton Republican critics find that the management of the Attorney General creates a riddle for republicans who want to maintain their control over the Senate when the primary questioning.
The same survey by Texas Southern University showed that the leading candidate of the Democratic Senate of Cornyn and the former MP Colin Allred (D-Texas) of 4 points and Paxton Allred led 2 points.
A separate survey published by the Senate Leadership Fund showed that the reigning Allred led all -out with 6 points, while Hunt cited the Texas legislator with 4 and Paxton left him around 1.
The concern is that Paxton’s potential weakness as a general election candidate could force the Republicans to spend more money to defend the seat and to remove resources from other battlefields.
“I think it would be more valuable the earlier,” said Steinhauser and referred to Trump’s confirmation. “Of course it helps to collect donations, but what is more important, it helps with the few millions of republican primary voters who are expected to vote on this matter.”
“They tend to prefer the Trump candidate in these primary elections,” he added.
Others are skeptical that Trump’s confirmation would have a major impact on Cornyn’s chances.
An internal survey of the hill and carried out by the firm eyes showed that Cornyn Paxton 44 to 38 percent had been informed about a scenario after the Republican of the primary voter in which Trump supported Cornyn, compared to 50 percent to 33 percent before they were communicated.
Another survey by the hill, which was carried out on behalf of the conservative political project, showed that Cornyn only achieved one point with Trump’s confirmation against Paxton and 46 to 34 percent. The same survey showed that Paxton has had three points for a generic democratic candidate.
And the same survey that Blizzard carried out determined a scenario in which Trump attacked Cornyn and Paxton for his earlier statements about Trump and the collaboration with Democrats in the security legislation of weapons. In this scenario, Cornyn Paxton looked around 62 percent to 21 percent.
Without these assumptions, Paxton led Cornyn by 22 points according to the results.
“All data indicate that he is unable to help a badly damaged John Cornyn to get through the finish line,” said the Republican strategist.
However, the strategist has not rejected the power of Trump’s advocacy and argues that it is most valuable for candidates who are not already defined.
“Cornyn is already defined,” said the strategist. “The fight for Cornyn is to try to show enough livelihood and credibility so that the president does not solve it.”
