Spurned by Trump, these outgoing Republicans aren't helping their potential successors
Republicans spurned by President Donald Trump aren't interested in rescuing their would-be replacements. Instead, a growing number of retiring or ousted GOP incumbents from Nevada to North Carolina are sitting those races out, and in some cases, openly bucking their own party. Outgoing Sen. John Cornyn has raised money for various Republican Senate candidates — just not for Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, who ousted him in the primary with support from Trump. He's been vocal for months about what he sees as Paxton's vulnerabilities and how Democrats could flip Texas blue for the first…
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