After attacking the Texas attorney general, who won the G.O.P. nomination, Senate Republicans are pivoting sharply to support him in what is now a competitive race.
Readers discuss Senator John Cornyn’s loss to Ken Paxton in Tuesday’s Republican primary. Also: Investigating E. Jean Carroll; Mets and Knicks; religion and A.I.
The breadth of Mr. Cornyn’s loss showed the enduring unpopularity of Republican elected officials in Washington among the most ardent Republican voters.
Senators are angry President Trump turned on a respected former leader whom they consider a loyal Republican. Now Mr. Trump faces resistance from his own embittered ranks.
Many Democrats and some Republicans said the scandal-plagued Ken Paxton’s victory could turn Texas into a battleground state that will determine Senate control.
Ken Paxton defeated Senator John Cornyn in a runoff for the Republican nomination on Tuesday, setting up a marquee race against James Talarico, the Democrat.
Ken Paxton, the Texas attorney general, overcame scandals and a significant fund-raising disadvantage to win. His victory sets up the general-election clash that Democrats had hoped for.
Ken Paxton, the attorney general of Texas and a candidate for Senate, at his watch party in March in Dallas. Mr. Paxton went on to defeat Senator John Cornyn in the Republican primary runoff election.
President Trump’s record of ousting those he sees as disloyal continued apace with Senator John Cornyn’s defeat. Whether his relationship with Senate Republicans can be repaired is another question.
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