He loves having the power to primary and eject anyone he wants from elected office (on the Republican side). He knew that Paxton may have won even if Trump endorsed Cornyn, which he was close to doing in March, and having his endorsed candidate lose would not be something he could handle (I think he makes up stats of his "endorsements" being 1,000-0). So even though Cornyn would likely pull out a 3-4% win even in a terrible environment, Trump went with Paxton, who definitely is more his loyal, kindred spirit. Corrupt, criminal adulterer is the perfect Trump Senate candidate.

He’s utterly spineless. And in any event, he should have decided on his own that he is too old for that office. Talarico has a shot, less than 50/50 for sure but the best odds for a state wide candidate in a long time. Will need to run a flawless campaign to win and hope that Trump continues to sink in popularity.

https://bsky.app/profile/jamestalarico.bsky.social/post/3mmsepeeqe22o

and his own protection and enrichment. Now that he's grabbing with both hands in term two, it's utterly insane to me that there are people who are still scratching their heads over his "abandonment" of the party a decade later. Like he ever gave a flying fuck about you or your slackjawed, idiot supporters who got all jammed up over inflation and caped for Tarriff Man instead. Use your fucking brain for once, frog.

Just the latest of many examples of him choosing retribution and loyalty over what’s best for the party in the midterms.

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