The fall of John Cornyn mirrors the fall of the Republican party (opens in new tab)

The Texas senator was emblematic of the era between Reagan and Trump, as Republicans shifted from the party of business to a cult of personalityThe defeat of John Cornyn is a milestone in the downfall of the described him, became his terminal liability. His , and ”, the “”, Paxton, carrying the imprimatur of Donald Trump, . Immediately after the primary, the National Republican Senatorial Committee, which Cornyn had once led, set about scrubbing the ads as if there had been no Cornyn campaign...