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As Trump Keeps Texas Guessing, Neither Cornyn Nor Paxton Backs Down From Republican Senate Runoff – 710am KURV

Paxton stayed in the runoff and released an ad portraying Cornyn as a critic of Trump.

As Trump Keeps Texas Guessing, Neither Cornyn Nor Paxton Backs Down From Republican Senate Runoff – 710am KURV
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John Cornyn and Ken Paxton both stayed in the Texas Republican Senate runoff after the withdrawal deadline and continued attacking each other in new ads. Donald Trump has said he plans to endorse one of them, but had not yet done so.

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Ken Paxton
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Texas attorney general and Republican Senate candidate who remained in the runoff and introduced an attack ad against Cornyn.

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John Cornyn
R · TX · SEN

Texas senator and Republican Senate candidate who remained in the runoff and released an attack ad against Paxton.

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Donald Trump
R · President of the United States

President whose expected endorsement is a focus of the Texas Republican Senate runoff.

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Democratic nominee for the Texas Senate seat in the general election.

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Cornyn and Paxton Remain in Texas Senate GOP Runoff

John Cornyn and Ken Paxton are set to face each other in a Texas Republican Senate runoff. Left-leaning outlets frame Trump’s non-endorsement as a retreat that reflects weakness in Republican primary politics. Center outlets emphasize that the candidates stayed in the race after the withdrawal deadline, with several also linking the contest to the SAVE America Act and potential general-election effects. Right-leaning outlets frame the contest around Cornyn’s distance from Republican grassroots voters and Paxton’s support among conservatives.

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