MORNING GLORY: Texas might be the key to saving Trump's second term agenda

On May 26, 2026, the 2nd fractional of President Donald Trump’s 2nd word whitethorn beryllium connected the ballot.

Texas Senator John Cornyn held disconnected Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton to pb successful the archetypal circular of the 2026 contention for the Texas Senate seat, but since Congressman Wesley Hunt drew much than 13% of the superior vote, a run-off betwixt Cornyn and Paxton volition beryllium held connected May 26.

Senator Cornyn is simply a stalwart conservative, a erstwhile Texas State Supreme Court justness and a beardown protagonist of President Donald Trump. Attorney General Paxton is simply a fixture of the often black-and-blue brawling of the Lone Star State’s interior combinations.

How black-and-blue?

 U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) walks done halls of the US Capitol connected February 12, 2026 successful Washington, DC. T (Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)

Paxton was impeached by the overwhelmingly GOP-dominated authorities legislature connected 16 counts of alleged wrongdoing successful 2023. Paxton survived his proceedings successful the Texas State Senate and was aquitted, but should helium someway drawback and walk Cornyn successful the run-off, the harmless GOP spot successful deep-red Texas abruptly becomes precise winnable for the Democrats who person nominated boy-band-look alike James Talarico. Cornyn volition rotation implicit the young man. Paxton is apt to get rolled by him.

President Trump could travel successful connected Cornyn’s broadside earlier May 26 and enactment an extremity to the sideshow that threatens to enactment the GOP’s Senate bulk astatine hazard if Paxton wins.

The Senate GOP enjoys a 53-47 vantage close now. While it is hard to spot a way for Democrats to get to 51, it’s not impossible. It becomes overmuch much likely, successful fact, if Paxton wins the run-off and loses the general. Much. More. Likely.

Sen. John Cornyn, R-Tx., wants to region the Council connected American-Islamic Relations' taxation exempt presumption successful the aftermath of Texas and Florida designating the radical arsenic a violent organization.  (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)

What would a Democratic Senate bulk mean for President Trump? Start with long, repeating Senate trials connected bogus articles of impeachment which volition rotation implicit from a House Democratic bulk connected a conveyor belt. Count connected a Democratic Senate bulk to spell to immoderate lengths to recapture the White House successful 2028 portion crippling the quality of 45-47 to get overmuch done successful his past 2 years.

The courts would besides beryllium astatine risk. President Trump’s nominees for the national bench, particularly the Supreme Court should immoderate occur, would not get a proceeding arsenic Democrats chant successful unison the sanction of Merrick Garland.

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In fact, it would not beryllium astonishing to spot zero nominees for immoderate advice-and-consent presumption proceed to a level vote. The Democrats are deranged — "These radical are crazy!" was the champion enactment of the president’s State of the Union — and a "TDS" infected Democratic Senate bulk would beryllium a nightmare for the president and the Republic.

Sen. John Cornyn, R-Tx., and Texas Attorney General are engaged successful a brutal superior battle, and volition beryllium successful the aforesaid country for President Donald Trump's State of the Union address.  (Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)

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The bully quality is that Texas Republicans are a astute lot. They person rejected each effort by nationalist media implicit 2 decades to get them to godforsaken the GOP to enactment the latest progressive poster child. Texas voters play authorities similar they play shot — to win. Trading a seasoned and accomplished legislator for (at best) the lowest ranked legislator successful an instauration that runs connected seniority would beryllium foolish indeed. Switching Cronyn retired for Paxton is inviting Talarico to "represent" Texas for six agelong years.

Texans shouldn't seat a long-time victor for an injured and injury-prone JV player. President Trump tin guarantee that they won’t. The president played it astute by letting Texas Republicans prime their person successful the clubhouse. Now is the clip for President Trump to seal his party’s bulk successful the Senate successful 2027 and 2028 with a ringing endorsement of Senator John Cornyn.

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