{"id":562,"date":"2026-05-20T15:12:38","date_gmt":"2026-05-20T15:12:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/silvybrand.com\/?p=562"},"modified":"2026-05-20T15:12:38","modified_gmt":"2026-05-20T15:12:38","slug":"after-kentucky-the-trump-white-house-has-its-sights-on-these-primaries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/silvybrand.com\/?p=562","title":{"rendered":"It&#8217;s Officially Election Season In Trumpworld"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Trumpworld is now turning its attention to the next set of primaries that could have a big impact on November\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wired.com\/story\/conspiracy-theory-qr-codes-georgia-midterms\/\" class=\"text link\">midterm elections<\/a>. So today it\u2019s all eyes on the upcoming <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wired.com\/story\/this-essential-section-of-a-government-agency-has-been-decimated\/\" class=\"text link\">primary races<\/a> Republican strategists tell me are next on the priority list for the White House: Texas, California, and Maine.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"paywall\">Showdown in Texas<\/h2>\n<p class=\"paywall\">President Donald Trump made a last-minute endorsement on Tuesday in the Senate primary runoff in Texas, throwing his support behind attorney general Ken Paxton over incumbent John Cornyn. Trump\u2019s political strategists are already getting ready for any fallout.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\">The primary is on May 26 and the president\u2019s decision to make an endorsement just a week beforehand caught some of his own aides by surprise, sources familiar with the dynamics inside the White House told WIRED. But on <a data-offer-url=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/116602192066577324%20The%20Highly%20Respected%20Attorney%20General%20of%20Texas,%20Ken%20Paxton,%20an%20America%20First%20Patriot,%20and%20someone%20who%20has%20always%20been%20extremely%20loyal%20to%20me%20and%20our%20AMAZING%20MAGA%20MOVEMENT,%20is%20running%20for%20the%20United%20States%20Senate,%20to%20represent%20a%20place%20I%20love%20and%20WON,%20BIG,%20three%20times,%20with%206.4%20Million%20Votes%20in%202024%20(The%20Most%20Votes%20in%20the%20History%20of%20the%20State,%20BY%20FAR)!%20%20I%20know%20Ken%20well,%20have%20seen%20him%20tested%20at%20the%20highest%20and%20most%20difficult%20levels,%20and%20he%20is%20a%20WINNER!%20Ken%20is%20a%20Strong%20Supporter%20of%20TERMINATING%20THE%20FILIBUSTER%20and,%20very%20importantly,%20THE%20SAVE%20AMERICA%20ACT,%20something%20which%20polls%20at%2087%25,%20including%20Dumocrats,%20and%20yet%20can%E2%80%99t%20seem%20to%20get%20approved.%20Perhaps%20Ken%20can%20help%20move%20these%20important%20elements%20of%20Government%20forward%20because%20with%20the%20Filibuster,%20as%20an%20example,%20the%20Democrats%20will%20terminate%20it%20on%20their%20First%20Day%20in%20Office,%20giving%20us%20two%20extra%20States,%20D.C.%20and%20Puerto%20Rico,%20and%20a%20greatly%20enlarged%20Supreme%20Court%20of%20the%20United%20States,%20probably%20going%20with%20their%20Dream%20Number%20of%2021%20Justices%20from%20the%209%20that%20we%20currently%20have%20%E2%80%94%20And%20these%20new%20Justices%20will%20be%20Radical%20Left%20Lunatics!%20Two%20years%20ago,%20our%20Country%20was%20DEAD%20%E2%80%94%20Now%20we%20have%20the%20%E2%80%9CHOTTEST%E2%80%9D%20Country%20anywhere%20in%20the%20World%20%E2%80%94%20And%20I%20want%20to%20keep%20it%20that%20way.%20Ken%20Paxton%20will%20help%20me%20do%20that,%20MAKING%20AMERICA%20BIGGER,%20BETTER,%20AND%20STRONGER%20THAN%20EVER%20BEFORE!%20%20Ken%20is%20a%20true%20MAGA%20Warrior%20who%20has%20ALWAYS%20delivered%20for%20Texas,%20and%20will%20continue%20to%20do%20so%20in%20the%20United%20States%20Senate.%20He%20will%20tirelessly%20fight%20to%20continue%20the%20Great%20Growth%20of%20our%20Economy,%20Cut%20Taxes%20and%20Regulations%20(I%20just%20delivered%20the%20Largest%20Tax%20and%20Regulation%20Cuts%20in%20American%20History!),%20and%20Advance%20MADE%20IN%20THE%20U.S.A.,%20Unleash%20American%20Energy%20DOMINANCE,%20Champion%20Texas%20Oil%20&amp;%20Gas,%20Advocate%20for%20our%20Amazing%20Farmers%20and%20Ranchers,%20Promote%20School%20Choice,%20Keep%20our%20Border%20SECURE,%20Stop%20Migrant%20Crime,%20Support%20our%20Incredible%20Military\/Veterans,%20Safeguard%20our%20Elections,%20and%20Protect%20our%20always%20under%20siege%20Second%20Amendment.%20%20John%20Cornyn%20is%20a%20good%20man,%20and%20I%20worked%20well%20with%20him,%20but%20he%20was%20not%20supportive%20of%20me%20when%20times%20were%20tough%20and,%20despite%20having%20the%20Most%20Successful%20Economy%20in%20the%20History%20of%20our%20Country%20during%20my%20First%20Term%20and,%20with%20all%20of%20the%20many%20other%20things%20that%20I%20accomplished%20(Secure%20Border,%20Military%20Dominance,%20Space%20Force,%20All%20Time%20High%20Stock%20Markets%20and%20401(k)s,%20Record%20Job%20and%20Economic%20Growth,%20and%20so%20many%20other%20things%20that%20would%20be%20impossible%20to%20readily%20list!),%20which%20are%20considered%20by%20many%20to%20be%20legendary,%20John%20was%20very%20late%20in%20backing%20me%20in%20what%20turned%20out%20to%20be%20a%20Historic%20Run%20for%20the%20Republican%20Nomination,%20and%20then,%20the%20Presidency,%20itself,%20both%20of%20which%20were%20Landslide%20Victories%20and,%20more%20importantly,%20gave%20us%20the%20Country%20that%20we%20have%20today%20%E2%80%94%20THE%20GOLDEN%20AGE%20OF%20AMERICA%20(and%20when%20we%20finish%20up%20with%20Iran,%20which%20will%20not%20be%20allowed%20to%20have%20a%20Nuclear%20Weapon,%20you%20will%20see%20numbers%20that%20have%20never%20been%20generated%20by%20our%20Country%20before!),%20as%20opposed%20to%20the%20DISASTER%20of%20the%20previous%20Administration.%20%20Ken%20Paxton%20has%20gone%20through%20a%20lot,%20in%20many%20cases,%20very%20unfairly,%20but%20he%20is%20a%20Fighter,%20and%20knows%20how%20to%20WIN.%20Our%20Country%20needs%20Fighters,%20and%20also%20Loyalty%20to%20the%20Cause%20of%20Greatness.%20We%20can%20never%20allow%20what%20happened%20to%20the%20United%20States%20of%20America%20during%20the%20Corrupt%20Biden%20Administration,%20to%20happen%20again.%20In%20Texas%20alone,%20just%20look%20at%20the%20Border,%20with%20the%20Highest%20Level%20Criminals%20allowed%20to%20run%20through%20your%20State,%20totally%20unvetted%20and%20unchecked,%20through%20an%20Open%20Border%20Policy%20that%20was%20a%20Laughingstock%20all%20over%20the%20World.%20I%20came%20in,%20and%20fixed%20it,%20IMMEDIATELY.%20I%20will%20not%20permit%20those%20dark%20and%20dangerous%20days%20to%20come%20back!%20WE%20HAVE%20ALREADY%20MADE%20AMERICA%20GREAT%20AGAIN,%20BUT%20NOW,%20WE%20WANT%20TO%20MAKE%20OUR%20NATION%20BETTER%20THAN%20EVER%20BEFORE.%20Therefore,%20Ken%20Paxton%20has%20my%20Complete%20and%20Total%20Endorsement%20to%20be%20the%20next%20United%20States%20Senator%20from%20the%20Great%20State%20of%20Texas%20%E2%80%93%20KEN%20PAXTON%20WILL%20NEVER%20LET%20YOU%20DOWN!%20%20DONALD%20J.%20TRUMP,%20PRESIDENT%20OF%20THE%20UNITED%20STATES%20OF%20AMERICA\" 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ATION%20BETTER%20THAN%20EVER%20BEFORE.%20Therefore,%20Ken%20Paxton%20has%20my%20Complete%20and%20Total%20Endorsement%20to%20be%20the%20next%20United%20States%20Senator%20from%20the%20Great%20State%20of%20Texas%20%E2%80%93%20KEN%20PAXTON%20WILL%20NEVER%20LET%20YOU%20DOWN!%20%20DONALD%20J.%20TRUMP,%20PRESIDENT%20OF%20THE%20UNITED%20STATES%20OF%20AMERICA\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Truth Social<\/a>, Trump said he was backing Paxton because the candidate has \u201cgone through a lot.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\">Indeed Paxton has. In 2023, he <a data-offer-url=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/2023\/05\/27\/ken-paxton-texas-house-impeachment-vote\/\" class=\"external-link text link\" data-event-click=\"{&quot;element&quot;:&quot;ExternalLink&quot;,&quot;outgoingURL&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/2023\/05\/27\/ken-paxton-texas-house-impeachment-vote\/&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/2023\/05\/27\/ken-paxton-texas-house-impeachment-vote\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">faced impeachment<\/a> charges; he <a data-offer-url=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2024\/mar\/26\/texas-ag-ken-paxton-fraud\" class=\"external-link text link\" data-event-click=\"{&quot;element&quot;:&quot;ExternalLink&quot;,&quot;outgoingURL&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2024\/mar\/26\/texas-ag-ken-paxton-fraud&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2024\/mar\/26\/texas-ag-ken-paxton-fraud\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">took a plea deal in 2024<\/a> and paid roughly $300,000 in restitution\u2014without admitting guilt\u2014to avoid a felony securities fraud trial. And in 2025, he was <a data-offer-url=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/05\/18\/us\/politics\/ken-paxton-texas-senate-race.html\" class=\"external-link text link\" data-event-click=\"{&quot;element&quot;:&quot;ExternalLink&quot;,&quot;outgoingURL&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/05\/18\/us\/politics\/ken-paxton-texas-senate-race.html&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/05\/18\/us\/politics\/ken-paxton-texas-senate-race.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">accused of adultery by his wife<\/a>, who filed for divorce on \u201cbiblical grounds.\u201d He also faced a yearslong <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ap.org\/news-highlights\/spotlights\/2025\/justice-department-declined-to-prosecute-texas-ag-paxton-in-final-weeks-of-bidens-term-ap-sources\/\" class=\"text link\">federal grand jury investigation<\/a> into his alleged misuse of office, which the DOJ closed without charges in the last weeks of Joe Biden&#8217;s presidency.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\">Paxton\u2019s baggage means that should he defeat Cornyn, as many in Washington now expect following Trump\u2019s endorsement, it will come with consequences for Republicans later in the midterms, and for the White House as it deals with Congress.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\">Chief among the concerns is whether Paxton\u2019s history and his framing as the MAGA candidate might be too objectionable to voters in the general election in November, making Democrats more energized because they see Paxton as easier to beat than Cornyn.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\">As a result, if the Democratic candidate James Talarico can emulate Beto O\u2019Rourke in 2018 and post big fundraising numbers from small-dollar donors, Republicans would need to respond by spending more themselves\u2014money that could have been used for vulnerable Republicans in other races.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\">Meanwhile, the White House will now have to focus on whether Trump\u2019s endorsement will upend dynamics in the Senate for the next six months until the midterms, two longtime Republican campaign strategists told WIRED.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\">Senator Bill Cassidy, apparently furious with Trump after losing his primary in Louisiana last week, has already started <a data-offer-url=\"https:\/\/x.com\/aidnmclaughlin\/status\/2056804807696916690?s=20\" class=\"external-link text link\" data-event-click=\"{&quot;element&quot;:&quot;ExternalLink&quot;,&quot;outgoingURL&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/x.com\/aidnmclaughlin\/status\/2056804807696916690?s=20&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/aidnmclaughlin\/status\/2056804807696916690?s=20\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">making clear his opposition<\/a> to the president\u2019s legislative priorities. The fear is that Cornyn may soon feel the same way.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\">\u201cIt is short-sighted thinking,\u201d says one Republican strategist who worked on the Trump 2024 campaign and spoke on the condition of anonymity. \u201cCornyn has been a reliable vote on big issues and now Trump risks battles in the Senate.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\">The problem with the slim 53-47 Senate majority is that it would only take two disaffected Republicans, in addition to Cassidy and Cornyn, to vote with Democrats to block Trump from using congressional funds to pay for his ballroom or further military action in Iran.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\">Finally, Trumpworld is watching the possible fallout inside Trump\u2019s orbit if Paxton wins.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\">Trump\u2019s 2024 campaign co-chief Chris LaCivita and 2024 pollster Tony Fabrizio both work on Cornyn\u2019s campaign. Within minutes of Trump\u2019s Paxton endorsement, LaCivita\u2019s longtime nemesis Corey Lewandowski <a data-offer-url=\"https:\/\/x.com\/CLewandowski_\/status\/2056777717501018241?s=20\" class=\"external-link text link\" data-event-click=\"{&quot;element&quot;:&quot;ExternalLink&quot;,&quot;outgoingURL&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/x.com\/CLewandowski_\/status\/2056777717501018241?s=20&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/CLewandowski_\/status\/2056777717501018241?s=20\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">posted on X<\/a> declaring the Cornyn campaign to be dead.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\">The White House declined to comment on the races they were following, and referred WIRED to the president&#8217;s Paxton endorsement.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"paywall\">Curiosity in California<\/h2>\n<p class=\"paywall\">As the White House tracks the final week of campaigning in Texas, some campaign strategists in Trumpworld tell WIRED that they are also keeping an eye on what happens in the primary for the California gubernatorial race set for June 2.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\">The interest in the race has been mostly academic, because they expect the seat to remain solidly Democratic. But California uses a primary system where the two top candidates\u2014regardless of their party\u2014will advance to the general election in November.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wired.com\/story\/after-kentucky-the-trump-white-house-has-its-sights-on-these-primaries\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trumpworld is now turning its attention to the next set of primaries that could have a big impact on November\u2019s midterm elections. So today it\u2019s all eyes on the upcoming primary races Republican strategists tell me are next on the priority list for the White House: Texas, California, and Maine. 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