Texas Sen. John Cornyn could draw more challengers ahead of his Senate primary next year. Even those ready to see him go aren’t happy about it.
National Republicans are already bracing for a brutal primary in which they plan to defend Cornyn from the state’s controversial attorney general, Ken Paxton, in a costly election that could change the competitiveness of the seat. But if Rep. Wesley Hunt, a MAGA loyalist and would-be underdog in the race, jumps in, he could further bruise both his opponents, drive up the cost of the election and cause a primary runoff.
“If Paxton were not in the race, I think Hunt would be the obvious conservative challenger to Cornyn,” said Rolando Garcia, a member of the State Republican Executive Committee representing part of the Houston area. “But Paxton is in the race.”