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It's Officially Election Season In Trumpworld

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Trumpworld is now turning its attention to the next set of primaries that could have a big impact on November’s midterm elections. So today it’s all eyes on the upcoming primary races Republican strategists tell me are next on the priority list for the White House: Texas, California, and Maine.

Showdown in Texas

President Donald Trump made a last-minute endorsement on Tuesday in the Senate primary runoff in Texas, throwing his support behind attorney general Ken Paxton over incumbent John Cornyn. Trump’s political strategists are already getting ready for any fallout.

The primary is on May 26 and the president’s decision to make an endorsement just a week beforehand caught some of his own aides by surprise, sources familiar with the dynamics inside the White House told WIRED. But on Truth Social, Trump said he was backing Paxton because the candidate has “gone through a lot.”

Indeed Paxton...

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