Paxton Trumps Cornyn, Battles Talarico Next
3 Martini Lunch – Political Humor & Commentary
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🗓️ 27 May 2026
⏱️ 30 minutes
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First, they break down Ken Paxton’s commanding win in the Texas Republican Senate runoff and preview his upcoming general election showdown with far-left state Rep. James Talarico. They also discuss the Texas congressional runoff results, where two high-profile Democrats were ousted by their own party.
Next, Jim and Greg discuss reports that DNI Tulsi Gabbard will soon step down as she helps her husband battle a rare form of bone cancer. They wish the family well in the very tough fight ahead. Jim also explains why he initially viewed Gabbard as an odd choice to lead U.S. intelligence, but why his respect for her increased in recent months.
Then, they react to Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass holding a campaign event next to a ballot drop box while supporters submitted ballots during the event. Challenger Spencer Pratt has filed a complaint alleging Bass violated election laws. Jim and Greg explain why ballot drop boxes are a horrible idea and how candidates just don't seem to care if they are breaking election laws.
Finally, as international concern grows over the latest Ebola outbreak, Jim recounts some Ebola concerns he had returning from Europe.
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to the three martini lunch. |
| 0:04.9 | Grab a stool next to Greg Carumbus of Radio America and Jim Garrity of National Review. |
| 0:10.6 | Three martini's coming up. |
| 0:13.4 | So glad you're with us for the Wednesday edition of the three martini lunch. |
| 0:17.4 | And Jim, it seems like every Wednesday we're reacting now to what happened on a pretty |
| 0:22.2 | important primary night. Last week, it was Thomas Massey in Kentucky. Earlier in the year, |
| 0:27.2 | there were other states happening, of course, and last night was the runoff in Texas. We |
| 0:32.3 | kind of knew what the result would be. The polls had already been leading to Ken Paxton over |
| 0:36.9 | John Cornyn, but President Trump's |
| 0:39.1 | endorsement last week made that lead decisive. And last night, as of last count, Ken Paxton |
| 0:45.7 | wins easily, 63.8% to 36.2% for John Cornyn. He now goes up against James Tala Rico in the Senate General election down there |
| 0:57.9 | in Texas. I'm sure there's some bad blood that needs to be to be mended there. Real quick |
| 1:03.4 | clips here across the board. First of all, we've got Ken Paxton, noting how important that |
| 1:09.1 | Trump endorsement was. And then there's one person who I think you might know, |
| 1:13.6 | President Donald J. Trump. |
| 1:18.2 | When everyone in Washington told him to abandon me and abandoned the people of Texas, he didn't listen. |
| 1:24.2 | Instead, he gave his complete and total endorsement. |
| 1:28.4 | President Trump is the leader of our party and his endorsement in this most power, |
| 1:32.6 | is the most powerful force in politics. |
| 1:34.9 | Well, it certainly carries a lot of weight. |
| 1:36.2 | There's no question about that. |
| 1:37.4 | And over at Cornyn headquarters, obviously a very different mood, but an important statement here. |
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