I'm having a hard time finding emphatic boastful winning words to describe how Paxton will win over Talarico without sounding VERY wrong

It'll be an interesting race if it's Paxton vs Talarico. In terms of positioning, the two guys are positioning themselves as complete opposites.

Paxton embraces the sleazy, con-artist, used car salesman persona but then busts out the self proclaimed Super Christian cape and chest shield. Talarico is a Richie Cunningham and Joel Osteen hybrid who shockingly doesn't want religion in government and has some truly wacky ideas.

I won't be voting, so it'll be great to watch with no vested interest in who wins.

Aren sleazy con artist used car salesMan and pseudo-presby preacher the exact same thing?

So when is the vote for this runoff anyway? havent paid attention to any of this except following this thread here and there

fullback44 said:

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So when is the vote for this runoff anyway? havent paid attention to any of this except following this thread here and there

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You can vote now. The last day is Tuesday, May 26th.

Im so pleased that Cornyn didn't take a WIN that would have been given to him.

He had one condition for Paxton dropping out.

Ag87H2O said:

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UntoldSpirit said:

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We are in a fight for our lives against Marxism and forced submission. They are intent on outlawing conservatism, and punishing financially or even arresting what would be in the past ordinary patriotic Americans. This is what Marxists do and its alarming to hear it in there current rhetoric. And they moderate their rhetoric to hide their true intentions. Fair elections will not be possible.

I'm not sure exactly how bad Paxton's character is. But I feel pretty good about him fighting against this wave that's coming over America - we don't have time to find a perfect or even a better guy. Paxton is going to defeat Cornyn, so there's no room for fighting for some principal that will cause the loss of all of our principals.

These are not normal times. This isn't 25 years ago when you could afford to live through a Bill Clinton. The delusion has progressed. A vote for any democrat, or even sitting this one out, is a vote for radical progressives and we are close to losing our country and our freedom.

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This should be post of the day.

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You can copy/paste this every election cycle, because we always hear that "this election is the most important ever".

Every year a significant number of people forgoe their preferred candidate in the primary for the lesser one that supposedly has a better shot in the general. Or they vote for a bad candidate in the general, thus enabling said bad candidate to gain traction as an incumbent, or worse reassure the idiot masses that voted for the bad candidate in the primary because they won the general.

It's chicken little screaming the sky is falling all while handing out acorns to throw so others think the same way.

Though I do agree the D's of today have gone b.s.c. and are like oil compared to the conservative water, but advocating for vote team no matter what is how we got into this mess. The left has mastered it and has a brainwashed following so trying to win at their game with lesser candidates is not a long term strategy.

Oh he's already quit?

TEXAS GOP RUNOFFS: President Trump and Wesley Hunt both endorsed Ken Paxton just before I voted today. Cornyn cancelled the remainder of his campaign events and headed back to DC. Paxton will be our next US Senator. pic.twitter.com/OKH2ZTggvv

— @amuse (@amuse) May 20, 2026

Worrying about Talarico in the general is misplaced, imho.

Ken Paxton has won statewide election in Texas three times. Most recently in 2022, by a 60-40 margin. Net migration into Texas has been Republican. Even the tech scene down there needs growth and freedom of movement. You think David Sacks etc is voting Talarico? Get real.

— Cernovich (@Cernovich) May 19, 2026

I felt great running my ballot thru the machine on Monday.

Yuge!

this is a very significant number. I think everyone knew the endorsement was huge, and polling confirms.

The numbers outta Texas, via @ForecasterEnten@kaitlancollins @TheSourceCNN @CNN pic.twitter.com/99mSUYmRgP

— David Schenkel (@David_Schenkel) May 20, 2026

UntoldSpirit said:

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We are in a fight for our lives against Marxism and forced submission. They are intent on outlawing conservatism, and punishing financially or even arresting what would be in the past ordinary patriotic Americans. This is what Marxists do and its alarming to hear it in there current rhetoric. And they moderate their rhetoric to hide their true intentions. Fair elections will not be possible.

I'm not sure exactly how bad Paxton's character is. But I feel pretty good about him fighting against this wave that's coming over America - we don't have time to find a perfect or even a better guy. Paxton is going to defeat Cornyn, so there's no room for fighting for some principal that will cause the loss of all of our principals.

These are not normal times. This isn't 25 years ago when you could afford to live through a Bill Clinton. The delusion has progressed. A vote for any democrat, or even sitting this one out, is a vote for radical progressives and we are close to losing our country and our freedom.

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Deserves another blue star!

Iraq2xVeteran said:

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I am not surprised that President Trump endorsed Paxton over 4-term incumbent Cornyn, but I think Paxton is too much of a risk against Talarico. The risk is losing many independent voters and even some Cornyn supporters. We must keep this seat red, and Cornyn is the much better choice to do that. This is exactly why I am voting for Cornyn in the runoff after voting for Hunt in the primary, and I will vote for Paxton in the general election if he wins the runoff. Sitting out in the general election means fewer votes that Talarico needs to win the general election.

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How much do you want to bet on Paxton vs Talarico?

I'll give you 4 to 1 odds.

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BigRobSA said:

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Paxton sucks. Cornyn sucks more.

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Irrelevant, the point is Talarico can beat Paxton (and is currently favored on Kalshi against him head to head). He cannot beat Cornyn.

Voting for Paxton is leaving the door open for a democrat to win the seat.

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Talarico will not beat Paxton.

This is GOP establishment misinformation.

CampSkunk said:

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I'm afraid this endorsement is going to turn out like some other Trump endorsements. Senator Oz and Senator Walker - never heard of them. But we now may get to see Senator Talarico. Cornyn's mistake is believing that if you vote with Trump over 90% of the time it will mean something to Trump. But to MAGA and Trump you must be perfect, or you're a RINO. Electability means nothing. One thing we know for certain, Paxton's opponent will vote for Trump 0% of the time.

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Cornyn's only mistake is thinking that he could survive the primary without passing the SAVE act.

If the SAVE act had passed, Cornyn gets re-elected. Its that simple.

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Infection_Ag11 said:

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BigRobSA said:

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Paxton sucks. Cornyn sucks more.

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Irrelevant, the point is Talarico can beat Paxton (and is currently favored on Kalshi against him head to head). He cannot beat Cornyn.

Voting for Paxton is leaving the door open for a democrat to win the seat.

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Talarico will not beat Paxton.

This is GOP establishment misinformation.

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This!

Vast majority of R's will vote for the R. There are more R's than D's. Period.

No true R is voting for that wacko Talarico.

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Ag87H2O said:

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wessimo said:

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Hoo boy...

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Probably over sampled Democrats by at least 10%. Talrico isn't going to win this Senate seat.

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That came from a betting site running by a Dem super donor.

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Current screen shot as of five minutes ago. Also prediction markets for events months away are very rarely accurate.

I wouldn't put any money/credence in that though, it probably reflects just some out of state Dem enthusiasm.

Apparently the fake news media is melting down over Trump's Paxton endorsement.

Which I think is hilarious.

ETA:

Never forget that John Cornyn released an ad pushing Amnesty for criminal aliens in Spanish.

He then tried to hide it by making it private.

This is exactly why Trump endorsed Paxton.

Voters have had enough of weak leaders that stab them in the back…
pic.twitter.com/V6Ie4HngPG

— Benny Johnson (@bennyjohnson) May 19, 2026