Republican concerns are intensifying about the party’s ability to block Democrats from flipping Texas’s Senate seat blue, as polls continue to paint a razor-thin picture of the race. 

Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC) and longtime GOP strategist Karl Rove are among those who raised concerns over the weekend and criticized President Donald Trump’s decision to endorse Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton as the nominee against Democratic candidate James Talarico, instead of incumbent Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX). 

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