Trump says he will ‘soon’ endorse either Paxton or Cornyn in Texas GOP Senate primary runoff

Trump remained on the sidelines on Friday as Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton held clear leads in polls over Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, in the state’s primary runoff election. Responding to a question from a reporter, Trump said he’d make a decision on which candidate to endorse “relatively soon.” 
Paxton led with 47% support among likely voters in the latest Remington Research Group survey. Cornyn trailed with 36% while 17% were undecided.
The survey also found that Paxton enjoyed stronger favorability rankings among Texas Republican primary likely voters, with 51% holding a favorable view of him and 30% viewing him unfavorably. Cornyn, by contrast, had a 34% favorability and 45% unfavorable rating.
The runoff is set for May 26. Cornyn emerged narrowly ahead in the original contest, but fell short of the threshold to avoid a runoff. The elimination of Rep. Wesley Hunt, R-Texas, from the contest, appears to have largely benefited Paxton.
Conducted May 3-5, the survey questioned 1,810 likely voters and has a margin of error of +/- 2.6%.

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