Is John Cornyn Trying to Sabotage Ken Paxton?

In this ZeroHedge article, Tyler Durden argues that Sen. John Cornyn may be undermining Republican nominee Ken Paxton by amplifying a Libertarian candidate who could siphon conservative votes in Texas’ U.S. Senate race.

• The article claims Cornyn suffered a major political defeat after losing the Texas Republican Senate primary runoff to Ken Paxton.
• It says Cornyn shared a Houston Public Media profile of Libertarian nominee Ted Brown, whose campaign is courting conservatives dissatisfied with the GOP primary outcome.
• ZeroHedge frames Brown as a potential spoiler in the general election between Paxton and Democrat James Talarico.
• Brown reportedly won more than 267,000 votes in Texas’ 2024 Senate race, which the article describes as a record showing for a Libertarian candidate in the state.
• Cornyn had initially said he would support the Republican ticket after the primary, but the article argues he has since softened that position.
• Cornyn reportedly told reporters he would prefer a Republican to Talarico but planned to focus most of his effort on other Senate races he considers more winnable.
• The article argues that boosting Brown gives disaffected conservatives permission to abandon Paxton in November.
• ZeroHedge contends Paxton still has structural advantages because he has won statewide in Texas before while Talarico is less tested statewide.
• The piece says prediction markets still favor Paxton, though it acknowledges polling shows the race could be close.
• The article concludes that Cornyn’s move makes the race harder for Paxton while potentially helping Cornyn validate his own argument that he was the more electable Republican.

Read the full story: https://www.zerohedge.com/political/john-cornyn-trying-sabotage-ken-paxton