{"id":523,"date":"2026-05-27T11:07:36","date_gmt":"2026-05-27T11:07:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nextaddressamerica.com\/?p=523"},"modified":"2026-05-27T11:07:36","modified_gmt":"2026-05-27T11:07:36","slug":"republicans-send-mixed-signals-after-trump-topples-another-gop-veteran","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nextaddressamerica.com\/?p=523","title":{"rendered":"Republicans send mixed signals after Trump topples another GOP veteran"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>Some Republicans fretting about the upcoming midterms on social media could not seem to squeeze into a comfortable position Tuesday night after incumbent Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) lost his seat to Republican challenger Ken Paxton.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/nextaddressamerica.com\/?p=521\">The smoking gun nobody\u2019s talking about: Trump\u2019s pattern is undeniable<\/a><\/p>\n<p>MAGA faithful delighted in the news, with right-wing pundits like Nick Sorter crowing victory Tuesday night after results rolled in.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHEY THUNE: Texas is sending a MESSAGE to you. You could\u2019ve avoided this ENTIRE PRIMARY and KEPT John Cornyn if you would\u2019ve just passed the SAVE America Act,\u201d Sorter said on X. \u201cYou snubbed us, thinking you could just BUY elections. YOU WERE WRONG. Voters are REBUKING you.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe day of the RINO is over and the RINO&#8217;s who are still in the Senate better take notice,\u201d yowled MAGA influencer Bill Mitchell on X.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGo against President Trump and his America First agenda at your own peril,\u201d said another. \u201cThe old Republican Party is dead. The voters are fully behind Trump, and opposing him is now a career-ender. Just ask John Cornyn, Liz Cheney, Mitt Romney, Adam Kinzinger, and the rest of the never Trump losers who got primaried, booed off stage, or exiled into political oblivion.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPaxton will face Democrat James Talarico in November, win that election, and begin representing Texas come January in the senate,\u201d said right-wing radio host Clay Travis on X. <\/p>\n<p>But other, less jingoistic conservatives appeared to twitch their fingers at the news.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/nextaddressamerica.com\/?p=519\">Trump\u2019s mysterious actions suggest he may tear down White House columns<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cDems will be happy to get Paxton with all his baggage,\u201d said former Fox News sportswriter Robert Lusetich under Travis\u2019 X post.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPaxton will win easily after Democrats spend over $100 million convincing themselves Talarico has a chance,\u201d Travis posted directly beneath Lusetich \u2014 but Lusetich was unconvinced.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut think of the ads that $100m buys, Clay! 2023 impeachment by his own party in the Texas House + long-running securities fraud indictments + federal whistle-blower investigations + Trump lackey,\u201d insisted Lusetich. \u201cKey though is 15-20 percent of GOP in Texas are Bush Republicans &amp; they&#8217;re staying home.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Talarico himself was already courting bitter Cornyn voters on the night of his defeat, announcing on X: \u201cI want to thank Senator John Cornyn for his years representing our state. We don\u2019t agree on everything, but we both still believe in public service. To Senator Cornyn\u2019s supporters: you have a place in our campaign.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Dem strategists and influencers, meanwhile, were already out in force and thrilled with the news, with one declaring on X: \u201cCongrats Ken Paxton for handing the Senate to Democrats in 2026.<\/p>\n<p>Another X Dem suggested: \u201cDems need to just run clips of Paxton being insane over and over and over again.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/nextaddressamerica.com\/?p=517\">Harvard doctor raises new alarm about Trump\u2019s mystery bruises<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Some Republicans fretting about the upcoming midterms on social media could not seem to squeeze into a comfortable position Tuesday night after incumbent Sen. 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