John Cornyn
PulseAugur coverage of John Cornyn — every cluster mentioning John Cornyn across labs, papers, and developer communities, ranked by signal.
- other Ken Paxton 90%
- competes with James Talarico 70%
- affiliated with Senate Republican Conference 70%
- affiliated with United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary 70%
- competes with Chuck Schumer 70%
- affiliated with Lindsey Graham 70%
- affiliated with Lisa Murkowski 70%
- competes with Ken Paxton 50%
- affiliated with Susan Collins 50%
- competes with Susan Collins 50%
- affiliated with Bill Cassidy 50%
- affiliated with Internal Revenue Service 50%
- 2026-05-27 regulatory Senator John Cornyn lost his primary election after Donald Trump endorsed his opponent. source
- 2026-05-27 research_milestone Ken Paxton defeated incumbent Senator John Cornyn in the Texas Republican primary by a margin of 28 points, the widest primary defeat for a sitting U.S. senator in nearly 50 years. source
- 2026-05-25 controversy Donald Trump publicly endorsed Ken Paxton and criticized John Cornyn's loyalty in the Texas Senate race.
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