A Bad Night in Texas for the GOP’s Future

Round one of the Texas primary race has concluded, and what a mess it is for the Republican Party. Without further ado, let’s don our work clothes, grab our battered swabs, and get to work mopping up the blood and entrails.

The Republican Senate primary is set for a May runoff election. One mild surprise on the night was the showing of Senator John Cornyn; while every observer expected a runoff, most assumed that Ken Paxton would finish comfortably ahead of Cornyn in the first round. Instead, with almost all votes now counted, Cornyn is currently edging out Paxton by 42 to 41 percent.

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Jeffrey Blehar

Jeffrey Blehar is a National Review staff writer living in Chicago. He is also the co-host of National Review’s Political Beats podcast, which explores the great music of the modern era with guests from the political world happy to find something non-political to talk about.

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Round one of the Texas primary race has concluded, and what a mess it is for the Republican Party. Without further ado, let’s don our work clothes, grab our battered swabs, and get to work mopping up the blood and entrails.

The Republican Senate primary is set for a May runoff election. One mild surprise on the night was the showing of Senator John Cornyn; while every observer expected a runoff, most assumed that Ken Paxton would finish comfortably ahead of Cornyn in the first round. Instead, with almost all votes now counted, Cornyn is currently edging out Paxton by 42 to 41 percent.

JB

About the Author

Jeffrey Blehar

Jeffrey Blehar is a National Review staff writer living in Chicago. He is also the co-host of National Review’s Political Beats podcast, which explores the great music of the modern era with guests from the political world happy to find something non-political to talk about.