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summer_in_TX

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13. Trump says he'll ask one of the two GOP candidates, Paxton or Cornyn, to drop out.

Reply to sheshe2 (Original post)

Sat Mar 7, 2026, 02:59 PM

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Paxton has already said he won't. He is very much his sort of guy. But I bet Trump could offer him something cushy to make it happen anyway. With the political calculations favoring Cornyn to squeak by (at least at this point), I suspect Trump will be working to give Paxton a reason to bow out. Probably something with at least 7 digits.

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