Cornyn’s blowout loss exposes polling miss in Texas primary

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Sen. John Cornyn’s (R-TX) performance in the Texas Senate GOP primary election on Tuesday indicated polling for one of the country’s most closely watched races failed to sufficiently capture the political dynamic.

Cornyn lost the runoff primary election by a more-than 27-point margin, as he trails Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton 36.2% to 63.8%, according to the Associated Press.

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