Senator John Cornyn (R-Texas) stated on Sunday that he does not specifically commit to supporting Attorney General Ken Paxton (R), who is endorsed by former President Donald Trump, in the upcoming Texas Republican Senate runoff election against Democrat James Talarico in November. Cornyn has previously indicated that he would support the Republican ticket.
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Sen. John Cornyn does not commit to supporting Ken Paxton in Texas Senate runoff
Senator John Cornyn has not committed to supporting Ken Paxton in the Texas Senate runoff election against Democrat James Talarico. Although he has previously stated he would back the Republican ticket, he remains non-committal regarding Paxton.
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Cornyn remains defiant, says he doesn’t ‘expect’ he’ll ‘have to deal’ with backing Paxton
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Sen. John Cornyn does not commit to supporting Ken Paxton in Texas Senate runoff