Yes, the first two days of early voting are in the can, but Rethuglicans still like day-of election day voting more than Democraps, so Trump's endorsement of Kenny Boy over Big John Cornyn has plenty of potential election effect.
And, it really does, as his Pure Gall cutout from the Nat-Sec Nutsacks™ world just beat Thomas Massie by 10 percentage points in Kentucky tonight, after toppling Louisiana Sen. Bill Cassidy a week earlier.
Per the Trib at the top link:
In teasing the endorsement Tuesday morning, Trump said he’s “had my mind made up for a long time.”
Typical Trump bullshit, of course. The easy refudiation then is, "Then why didn't you make the endorsement a long time ago?"
Trump probably got showed some Kentucky 4th District polling that showed Gallrein was up on Massie and so Trump figured he could look like kingmaker in the Texas Senate race now.
The Trib then claims that Trump is making the endorsement now because he thinks Dem nominee James Talarico is a weak candidate. Only problem is that the quote of Trump's they cite is from March.
They're not the only ones screwing up.
A Talarico spox said:
“With all the baggage, it’s no wonder that one-in-four John Cornyn voters say they’ll vote for James Talarico if Paxton is the nominee,” SMP spokesperson Lauren French said.
In reality, the poll said 4 percent, not 1-in-4, and that's actually lower than with Paxton backers. The poll also said Paxton was comfortably ahead, as of a month ago. And, that's not just one poll. See here.
Frankly, I can see how this plays out. Paxton gets the nomination, Talarico and campaign team think this gives them an edge, and instead, they get their ass kicked in November.
Meanwhile, Kenny Boy has another office scandal, this one over a plea deal giving a child sex abuser a misdemeanor.
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