It sure didn’t take long for Republicans to hit the panic button over the results of yesterday’s Texas U.S. Senate primary. The minute it became clear that (1) James Talarico would lead an enthused and united Democratic Party into a winnable general-election campaign and (2) incumbent John Cornyn would face a bloody 84-day runoff fight against Ken Paxton that would leave the eventual nominee deeply damaged, the powers that be in the Senate GOP and the national party got down on their knees and began begging Donald Trump to save them. Hardly for the first time, but possibly for the last time, they implored the president to endorse Cornyn, their own candidate. And while there was much talk about Cornyn’s superior electability, it was pretty clearly all about the money. Politico reported:

Senate Majority Leader John Thune urged President Donald Trump on Wednesday to deliver a swift endorsement of Texas Sen. John Cornyn to potentially forestall what is widely expected to be an expensive and nasty primary runoff against Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton. …“[If] Trump endorses early, it saves everybody a lot of money, and … 10 weeks of a spirited campaign on our side that keeps us from spending time focusing on the Democrats,” Thune said.

Senate Majority Leader John Thune urged President Donald Trump on Wednesday to deliver a swift endorsement of Texas Sen. John Cornyn to potentially forestall what is widely expected to be an expensive and nasty primary runoff against Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton. …

“[If] Trump endorses early, it saves everybody a lot of money, and … 10 weeks of a spirited campaign on our side that keeps us from spending time focusing on the Democrats,” Thune said.

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