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Is Texas in play? How Paxton's win could shape the fight for Senate control Skip to content NOWCAST WLWT News 5 at 7:00 Watch on Demand Menu Search News Policies News Local News National News Investigates Entertainment Health Money Monday Get the Facts News We Love Upload Weather Radar Alerts Map Room Traffic Politics Sports Bengals Reds FC Cincinnati High School Sports Olympics Community Project Community Let's Talk Cincy Ruth Lyons Holiday Guide Home Furnishings Mental Health Resources Pre-Owned Autos Advertise with WLWT Memorials About News Team MeTV Contact Very Local Titan TV Guide Privacy Notice Terms of Use SUBSCRIBE TO EMAIL Weather Search Press enter to search Type to Search Search location by ZIP code ZIP Advertisement Is Texas in play? How Paxton's win could shape the fight for Senate control Political analysts say that Ken Paxton's victory in the Republican primary could give Democrats a better shot at flipping a U.S. Senate seat in Texas. Is Texas in play? How Paxton's win could shape the fight for Senate control Political analysts say that Ken Paxton's victory in the Republican primary could give Democrats a better shot at flipping a U.S. Senate seat in Texas. Democrats have tried but failed to flip Texas for years now, but the political analysts I spoke to say that the results of Tuesday's runoff may just give the party *** better shot in an election year where every Senate seat counts. Change was on the ballot, and change won. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton easily defeated four-term Senator John Cornyn on Tuesday. They've made their decision, and I must respect it, and he's just the latest Republican incumbent to be ousted after facing *** challenger backed by President Donald Trump following primary losses from Kentucky Congressman Thomas Massey, Louisiana Senator Bill Cassidy, and several Indiana state senators who oppose the president's redistricting push. I can't think of *** party leader who had this strong of *** hold on his own party. But unlike those other races, political analysts warn that Paxton's brand of conservatism and past corruption allegations. Could risk making the general election more competitive. Ken Paxton probably is *** harder sell based on what we've seen to non-Republican voters, particularly persuadable independents. That is part of the reason why the Koch Political Report is shifting its rating for the Texas Senate race from likely Republican to leans Republican, putting the Lone Star State on this relatively small list of battlegrounds that could decide control of. The chamber. Democratic nominee James Tallarico is bringing in big money so far, but still faces an uphill battle in *** place Democrats have not won statewide for three decades. If we're thinking about this as *** poker hand, this is the best hand Democrats have had probably in 3 decades. It comes as Democrats do face *** difficult path to winning back control of the Senate bec

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