Overview
- The Educational Freedom Institute poll by Robert Blizzard finds Paxton at 50 percent and Cornyn at 28 percent among Texas Republican primary voters.
- Paxton holds 60 percent support to Cornyn’s 22 percent with very conservative GOP voters and leads by 35 points among self-identified MAGA voters.
- An informed ballot test boosts Paxton’s advantage to 62 percent over Cornyn’s 21 percent when voters hear about Cornyn’s past comments on Trump and his work on bipartisan gun safety legislation.
- Cornyn’s campaign is highlighting Paxton’s legal and ethical controversies and courting establishment backers as both seek a key endorsement from former President Trump.
- Winning the Republican primary is widely seen as tantamount to victory in the general election in heavily Republican Texas.