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Paxton Defeats Sen. Cornyn in Texas GOP Primary Runoff

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Joe Scarborough, Mika Brzezinski, MS NOW, Willie Geist

Washington, Congress, Government, Politics, President, Scarboro, Election, Brezinski, Ms Now, News, Issues, Giest, Campaign

3.98.2K Ratings

🗓️ 27 May 2026

⏱️ 48 minutes

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Paxton Defeats Sen. Cornyn in Texas GOP Primary Runoff

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0:00.0

He's a threat to our prosperity in Texas economy.

0:03.7

He said you can't be a Christian if you support the oil and gas industries.

0:08.4

He wants to raise your taxes, and he won't do a single thing to lower costs for you and your family.

0:15.5

And finally, he's a threat to our very way of life and our values.

0:20.0

I mean, he's a vegan who thinks God is non-binary and that there's actually six biological sexes.

0:25.6

It's hard to imagine someone more radical than that.

0:29.6

Ken Paxton embodies the broken political system that we're running against.

0:34.6

He is the most corrupt politician in America. Three years ago,

0:39.5

tomorrow, he was impeached by his own party for using his public office, his position of public

0:46.2

trust to enrich himself and his donors at our expense. And that is exactly the problem in our

0:53.2

politics. It's puppet politicians who serve

0:56.3

themselves and their billionaire mega donors instead of serving us. It's why we can't afford anything.

1:02.4

It's why we can't get ahead no matter how hard we work. The system is rigged by corrupt politicians

1:08.7

like Ken Paxon.

1:14.8

And that is your matchup for the Texas Senate seat. After Texas Attorney General, Ken Paxton's dominant win over four-term incumbent

1:20.8

Senator John Cornyn.

1:22.6

And every Democrat.

1:23.5

And a runoff election.

1:24.4

Every Democrat in America, Willie, says thank you.

1:28.2

Because what they have just done, by this guy right here, by overwhelmingly doing it,

1:35.4

which is, again, all people say, oh, there needs to be a strong Republican. Really?

1:39.8

This is what the Republican primary gives you? No, no, I don't think there needs to be a strong Republican Party, especially if this is what the Republican Party produces.

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