In Texas Senate run-off, MAGA ousts the old guard

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  Hey there, it's the NPR Politics Podcast.

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  I'm Tamara Keith.

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  I cover politics.

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  And I'm Claudia Grisales.

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  I cover Congress.

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  And Blaise Gainey from the Texas Newsroom is also here.

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  Welcome, Blaise.

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  Yeah, glad to be here.

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  So today on the show, takeaways from yesterday's primary runoffs in Texas.

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  And let's start with the Republican Senate primary, where President Trump weighed

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  in late to endorse State Attorney General Ken Paxton over four-time incumbent Senator John Cornyn.

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  Blaise, tell us how that turned out and whether Trump's endorsement mattered.

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  You know, it turned out with Attorney General Ken Paxton really dominating Senator John Cornyn.

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  I believe he won by around 30 points.

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  And it was really clear as soon as polls closed and results started to come out that he was going to win.

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