An endorsement from President Donald Trump would elevate Sen.
Trump teased an imminent endorsement after Cornyn won 42% compared with Paxton’s 41% in a March 3 party contest that produced no majority-vote nominee. While Cornyn’s performance was underwhelming for a four-term senator, he may have exceeded expectations by slightly outperforming some polls that suggested Paxton would place first.
That may be good enough to win over the president, who also said he’d urge the candidate he doesn’t back to withdraw from ...