Talarico, Texas
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President Trump said he will ask whomever he does not endorse between Senator John Cornyn and Attorney General Ken Paxton to drop out. The winner will face James Talarico, a Democratic state lawmaker.
Trump said he will soon issue an endorsement in the Texas Republican Senate primary and urge the losing candidate to drop out.
In Texas, where the Republican Senate primary is heading to a May 26 runoff between four-term Sen. John Cornyn and state Attorney General Ken Paxton, the question of whether Trump will finally take a side is swirling over the race after other races demonstrated his power.
Midterm election season kicks off Tuesday with the Texas Senate race capturing the nation's attention for its blistering Republican infighting and record-breaking ad spending with some seeing the potential for the race to deliver Texas Democrats a statewide victory for the first time in decades.