The Washington establishment is cutting and running from Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) as the four-term incumbent finds himself trailing badly against America First champion Ken Paxton in what's shaping up to be a massive repudiation of RINO politics in the Lone Star State.
One Nation PAC, the deep-pocketed group tied to Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD), has conspicuously stayed on the sidelines despite spending nearly $11 million propping up Cornyn before the runoff. The silence speaks volumes: even Cornyn's establishment allies know he's toast.
Recent polling shows Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton pulling ahead of Cornyn, sending shockwaves through the Republican establishment that thought they could ram another moderate down conservatives' throats. But Texas Patriots aren't buying what the swamp is selling.
The People vs. The Establishment
This isn't just about one Senate seat – it's about the soul of the Republican Party. Cornyn represents everything wrong with Washington: compromise, weakness, and a willingness to sell out conservative principles for a pat on the head from the mainstream media.
Paxton, meanwhile, has been on the front lines fighting for election integrity, securing the border, and taking on Big Tech censorship. While Cornyn was playing footsie with Democrats, Paxton was actually delivering results for Texas families.
"The fact that even Thune's PAC won't waste money on Cornyn tells you everything you need to know about where this race is headed," said one GOP strategist familiar with the polling.
The establishment's abandonment of Cornyn isn't charity – it's cold political calculation. They know throwing good money after bad won't save a candidate who's fundamentally out of step with the MAGA movement that now defines the Republican Party.
This race is becoming a bellwether for whether the GOP will continue its America First transformation or revert back to the failed establishment politics that gave us decades of losing. Texas Patriots are making their choice clear: it's time for fresh leadership that actually fights.
Will the rest of America follow Texas's lead in rejecting the swamp creatures? The establishment sure seems to think so – and they're running scared.