In a stunning display of establishment arrogance, Alex Latcham, executive director of the Senate Leadership Fund and close ally of Majority Leader John Thune, has launched a vicious attack against hundreds of thousands of Texas Republican voters who supported Rep. Wesley Hunt in Tuesday's GOP Senate primary.
The ill-timed broadside has created a political firestorm that's now threatening to derail John Cornyn's runoff campaign against Ken Paxton, according to multiple reports and social media reactions from political observers.
"If John Cornyn loses the runoff, all Republicans should thank the classless behavior of @Alex_Latcham_ for why," posted political analyst @mboyle1 on social media. "It is his disgusting deplorables moment attacking the voters tonight that has everyone so fired up."
"NEW: How @Alex_Latcham_ has severely undercut efforts that @LeaderJohnThune supports to consolidate behind @JohnCornyn post-primary ahead of runoff effectively helping @KenPaxtonTX with a nonsensical attack on hundreds of thousands of Texans who voted for @WesleyHuntTX"
The timing couldn't be worse for Cornyn, who was reportedly leading heading into the runoff phase. But Latcham's attack on grassroots Texas voters has triggered what observers are calling a "massive backlash" that could completely shift the dynamics of the race.
This debacle perfectly illustrates everything wrong with the GOP establishment's contempt for everyday Americans. Instead of respecting the democratic process and the choices of Texas Republicans, Latcham chose to demean and attack voters simply for supporting their preferred candidate.
Sound familiar? This is the same elite arrogance that Hillary Clinton displayed with her "deplorables" comment – and we all know how that worked out.
Ken Paxton, Texas's America First Attorney General, stands to benefit enormously from this establishment overreach. Texas voters don't take kindly to Washington insiders attacking their right to choose their own representatives.
The question now is whether John Cornyn can distance himself from this toxic attack on Texas voters, or if the establishment's arrogance will cost Republicans a crucial Senate seat. Either way, this incident proves once again why the MAGA movement's fight against the swamp is more important than ever.