Ken Paxton’s Trump-Aligned Messaging in Victory Over John Cornyn Points Way to GOP Midterm Victories

‘I’m running to lower your cost of living,’ the primary winner in closely-watched Texas Senate race avers.

by Newt Gingrich

The stunning scale of the victory by Texas’s attorney general, Ken Paxton, over a veteran Senate leader, John Cornyn, is a good time to look at what is happening in the GOP.

A Republican victory in the 2026 off-year election may still be in some doubt, but the steady march of President Trump and his MAGA movement cannot be denied.

Three recent primary elections demonstrate how Mr. Trump’s impact is reshaping the GOP.


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