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A Silent Trump Is Overshadowing the Texas Senate Runoff
In less than two weeks, Texans will vote in a runoff election to decide which Republican will face Democrat James Talarico in November for the chance to serve in the US Senate. Although incumbent Senator John Cornyn and state Attorney General Ken Paxton could not be more different men, the two are nearly tied in the polls and campaigning on the same message: loyalty to President Donald Trump.
Open Cornyn’s campaign website, and you’ll be met by the words: “Cornyn votes with Trump 99% of the time” and a picture of him and Trump standing shoulder to shoulder.