Cornyn vs. Paxton: Two Men Enter, One Man Leaves in the May 26 Texas Runoff

About this episode

This episode discusses the upcoming Texas Republican runoff election between Cornyn and Paxton, highlighting the intense political climate and potential campaign spending.

The deadline to drop out of the runoff has come and gone, so Republican voters in Texas will have a Cornyn vs. Paxton ballot in the May 26 Primary runoff election. And just like the gladiatorial combat made famous in the Mad Max series - - this political grudge match has already been vicious and unrelenting. In this episode of Y’all-itics, our political experts tell the Jasons this is only the beginning, and it will get nastier. Meantime, by the fall, the U.S. Senate race could become a $200 million campaign, a spending level never reached before. GUESTS Vinny Minchillo, GOP Consultant/Glass House Strategy Andrea Coker, North Texas Commission Chief Advocacy Officer

People in this episode

Guests: Vinny Minchillo, Andrea Coker

Topics covered

• Texas politics
• Republican runoff
• Senate race
• campaign spending
• political analysis

Keywords

• Texas runoff
• Cornyn
• Paxton
• political grudge match
• campaign spending
• GOP
• political experts

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Texas Commission, Glass House Strategy

Books & works: Mad Max

Places: Texas

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