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President Trump's endorsement of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton over four-term incumbent Senator John Cornyn in the May 26 Republican Senate primary runoff has split the Texas GOP and alarmed Senate Republicans who fear it could put a historically safe seat in play. With polls showing Democratic nominee James Talarico leading both Republican candidates in general election matchups and early runoff turnout lagging, the race has become a high-stakes referendum on whether Trump's grip on the party serves its electoral interests or undermines them.