Republicans are biting their nails over how much cash Donald Trump’s meddling in a primary race may now mean they have to splurge on a general election in a state that should’ve been theirs for the taking.
Scandal magnet Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton got a runoff win over incumbent Sen. John Cornyn for the top spot on the GOP’s ticket in November after president issued a last-minute endorsement. But the primary is estimated to have cost the party’s warring factions a record-breaking total of $135 million, and Paxton will now compete with rising Democratic star James Talarico for Cornyn’s seat.
Almost a dozen party donors and strategists told Politico on Thursday they’re now terrified it could cost as much as an additional $150 million to haul Paxton, 63, through his midterm contest with Talarico, 36.
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