Intra-party political competition often intensifies when candidates seek to demonstrate loyalty to influential figures, as seen in the 2024 Texas Senate runoff where John Cornyn and Ken Paxton competed for Donald Trump's endorsement through different strategies—Paxton attacking Cornyn's loyalty while Cornyn backed a bill to rename Highway 287 after the president—illustrating how political factions within a party may 'eat their own' to placate powerful figures, potentially risking party unity and electoral outcomes.
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Texas Republicans 'eat their own' in desperate bid to placate TrumpAjouté :
Texas Republicans in a May 26th US Senate runoff will choose between incumbent John Cornyn and far-right Attorney General Ken Paxton, with the winner facing Democrat James Talarico.
The race is bitter as both seek to appease Donald Trump. Paxton with attack ads accusing Cornyn of disloyalty and Cornyn courting Trump's endorsement by backing a bill to rename Highway 287 after the president.
The New Republic's Sam Rosack portrays Cornyn as an orthodox neo-conservative trying to stay relevant amid Trumpism, while online he rails against Democrats and Trump Derangement Syndrome.
Some conservatives worry Paxton's nomination could allow Democrats to win the seat in November.
The piece frames the intra-GOP fighting as the party eating its own to placate Trump, reflecting tensions over loyalty, policy, and Texas political establishment.
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