One of the most formidable conservative contenders in the 2026 cycle may have already outpaced his incumbent rival in Texas. State Attorney General Ken Paxton reported raising \\$2.1 million more than U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) in the second quarter, leaving the longtime senator trailing in the fundraising race.<\/p>\n
Paxton\u2019s campaign announced the haul in a press release that took a sharp jab at Cornyn, mockingly calling him \u201cLittle John.\u201d Paxton claimed, \u201cThe fundraising numbers paint a very clear picture. The movement to fire John Cornyn has more enthusiasm right now than any other Senate campaign in America.\u201d He also noted that his campaign has raised more cash than any other non-incumbent Republican so far this cycle.<\/p>\n
Paxton challenged Cornyn\u2019s fundraising figures, accusing the senator of exaggerating. \u201cHis campaign committee couldn\u2019t even raise \\$1 million last quarter, let alone the \\$3.9 million he claimed,\u201d Paxton said, urging reporters to question Cornyn\u2019s math or honesty.<\/p>\n
In response, Cornyn\u2019s campaign issued a competing press release claiming to have outraised Paxton, reporting a combined \\$3.9 million haul in the second quarter, including funds from his campaign and an affiliated super PAC. Despite this, Cornyn entered July with \\$8.9 million cash on hand, a sum some see as insufficient for expensive Texas media markets like Dallas and Houston.<\/p>\n
Cornyn\u2019s campaign manager Andy Hemming expressed confidence in their resources, emphasizing the need to highlight Cornyn\u2019s conservative record while attacking Paxton\u2019s \u201cmismanagement\u201d and \u201cethical failures.\u201d While Texas remains a Republican stronghold, Democrats are watching closely, hoping a hard-right challenger might unseat Cornyn in the GOP primary.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
One of the most formidable conservative contenders in the 2026 cycle may have already outpaced his incumbent rival in Texas. State Attorney General Ken Paxton reported raising… <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":8555,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8554","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"\n