Overview
- On Fox News, Karl Rove cautioned that naming Ken Paxton as the GOP nominee could yield the first Democratic statewide victory in Texas since 1994.
- Rove argued Paxton’s indictments, impeachment saga and related controversies would be damaging in a general election.
- He predicted President Trump would “sit and watch” rather than endorse against incumbent Senator John Cornyn.
- Rove said White House staff views a Cornyn nomination as a Republican “gimme,” while disclosing his decades-long friendship with Cornyn.
- The Hill reports new polling shows a tight primary—Paxton at 34%, Cornyn at 33% and Rep. Wesley Hunt at 22%—ahead of the March 2026 vote.