Comments on: Today is Texas primary day

By: Barry Meislin

Barry Meislin — Wed, 27 May 2026 21:51:26 +0000

Hopefully not a Greene New Deal.

I wouldn’t put anything past those shifty skunks…

By: gwynmir

gwynmir — Wed, 27 May 2026 20:57:31 +0000

Hubby and I voted for Paxton last week, and would have done so even if Trump had endorsed Cornyn. I have to admit while watching the results last night, I had a map of Texas open and watched as the counties reported. In the end (if I remember correctly) Cornyn won only 3 counties, and one, in south TX it was 6 – 2. Literally. 8 people. I honestly felt sorry for the guy. It was a huge win for Paxton.

Like Wendy K Laubach, I have yet to completely figure out what he’s accused of (besides the divorce thing).

By: Art Deco

Art Deco — Wed, 27 May 2026 17:10:39 +0000

I think Cornyn should have retired. He is 74 years old and has been on public payrolls since 1985. (He practiced law for about seven years before that). You can see his general disposition has cost him much of his constituency in the Republican Party.
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This fellow Paxton is disconcerting. His impeachment trial occurred in 2023 and this is the first statewide contest he’s faced since. Not the candidate I would prefer. I do correspond with a blawger who thinks the charges against him were a function of factional disputes within the Texas Republican Party. He certainly seems to have made enemies among the Republican caucus of the lower house; that in the upper chamber refused to pull the trigger.

By: Wendy K Laubach

Wendy K Laubach — Wed, 27 May 2026 16:34:56 +0000

I’ve found it very hard for several years to get to the bottom of what Paxton is credibly accused of. I assume his wife is telling the truth in complaining of his marital infidelity (though who ever knows for sure), but the accusations about malfeasance in office are murky and short on real evidence. My own state rep can’t stand him but also won’t produce anything specific when challenged. Paxton was impeached in the Texas House and acquitted in the Senate. The accusations sure sounded like hit jobs from holdover RINO staff in the Texas AG’s office. I fully support the policies Paxton very ably supported as AG, whereas Cornyn seemed more and more committed to presiding over genteel failure.

I can’t escape the suspicion that the allegations were unproveable and meant to provide a basis to describe Paxton forevermore as “scandal plagued.”

By: Keith

Keith — Wed, 27 May 2026 16:13:28 +0000

Haven’t followed the Texas race too closely , but the media kept talking about scandal plagued Paxton. I assume they aren’t just talking about telling falsehoods , and he was fighting the Covid scam as I remember . What evil did he do ?

By: John Galt III

John Galt III — Wed, 27 May 2026 13:35:04 +0000

Massie just registered to run for something again in Kentucky. Said he would figure out what position to run for later. Didn’t say as a Republican, Democrat or Communist.

https://www.politico.com/news/2026/05/25/thomas-massie-kentucky-2028-house-election-

Meanwhile, he is now in Costa Rica visiting Marjorie Taylor Greene. Alone? With his wife? Who knows.

By: Kate

Kate — Wed, 27 May 2026 11:27:06 +0000

Now Cornyn gets to be just like Tillis until January, alas.

By: Dave L.

Dave L. — Wed, 27 May 2026 06:43:26 +0000

David – your post called to mind one of my favorite quotes on voting:
“If you are part of a society that votes, then do so. There may be no candidates and no measures you want to vote for … but there are certain to be ones you want to vote against. In case of doubt, vote against. By this rule you will rarely go wrong.”
– Robert A. Heinlein, Time Enough for Love

Paxton defeated George P. Bush, son of Jeb Bush, for the GOP nomination for state AG back in 2022.

By: HC68

HC68 — Wed, 27 May 2026 05:43:05 +0000

Can’t wait for 6am NPR news to tell me why Trump’s endorsement had nothing to do with it.

— Ray Van Dune

I’m not sure Trump did have too much to do with it. Cornyn had built up a lot of bad will of late.

But if they can’t spin it as ‘Trump irrelevant’, it’ll likely be ‘Trump destroys GOP chances in November’. That’s the other standard headline.

By: HC68

HC68 — Wed, 27 May 2026 05:39:01 +0000

I cannot find the words to adequately express how horrified and sick I became of this spectacle. We have real enemies over in the Donkey Party. If you must spew venom, spew it on them and not a member of your own party.

How about a positive campaign? ‘Vote for me because I can do a better job.’

I voted for Paxton, mostly in revulsion at Cornyn.

— David

You just answered your own question.

Elections tend to be won on the negative. It’s probably just human nature.

As for primary attacks, it’s the nature of the beast. Remember Trump and Cruz in the primaries in 2016. Now they work together hand-in-glove. Or the predictions that having deSantis run in 2024 would split MAGA and guarantee Dem victory?

It’s been ever thus.