Paxton is just the start of primary headaches for Senate Republicans

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55% : " Trump, Daines said, is keeping "a close eye" on Senate races.
52% : Sen. Tim Scott, chair of the National Republican Senatorial Committee, has said that he is working with Trump to ensure they are on the same page when it comes to protecting incumbents.
52% : Sen. Steve Daines, last cycle's chair of the NRSC, went to great lengths to forge a different path, working closely with Trump to handpick candidates with better chances in the general election.
50% : He added that at this point he would tell Trump, if the president asked for his advice, to do "whatever is most helpful for John." Notably, Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) is staying neutral in the matchup between Cornyn and Paxton so far.
42% : Cornyn yoked himself to the president during the first two-and-a-half months of his second term and touted his previous work with Trump during his failed bid for majority leader last year.
40% : "I'm not worried about that." Asked if he had spoken with Trump or his team about an endorsement, he asked: "Where is this coming from?" A key difference between Cassidy and other potentially endangered incumbents is that his seat in Louisiana is not in play in the general election, so the party's fate isn't tied to Cassidy winning his primary.
39% : Republicans are on edge that Trump, if he chooses, could elevate more MAGA-aligned challengers to incumbents in several states, forcing a round of bitterly contested primaries.
39% : Republicans are holding out hope that Trump will help them fend off intraparty upsets that would complicate their Senate map next year.
39% : Cramer, a close Trump ally, wasn't certain that Trump could find his way to help the Louisiana Republican: "I don't know -- impeachment, that's a tough one.
37% : Senate Republicans aren't alone in trying to work Trump to get involved in primaries on their behalf -- and in some cases, their efforts are having unintended consequences.
37% : But Paxton has still made clear he will run a campaign accusing Cornyn of being insufficiently loyal to Trump.
37% : Asked if he had a similar conversation with Trump and his orbit for Cassidy as Republicans have done for Cornyn, Thune said in a brief interview that Republicans are taking the races "one at a time.
33% : " But the behind-the-scenes efforts by GOP leaders to persuade Trump to endorse Cornyn is cementing a well-known reality for Republicans: They need Trump but also know they can't control him.
32% : Tillis, asked if he had spoken with Trump or his team about an endorsement, said "it's too early for me to get into those sort of discussions.
29% : In North Carolina, Tillis has already drawn primary challengers and could face another bid from Michele Morrow, an inflammatory candidate who unsuccessfully ran for the state's superintendent for public education last fall.
28% : And while Cassidy has sided with Trump on major GOP causes this year, including providing a key vote for Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s nomination to lead Trump's Health and Human Services Department, some Senate Republicans aren't sure that is enough to entice the president to his side.
22% : Aides to Trump and the Republican National Committee did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
15% : And Sen. Bill Cassidy in Louisiana, who voted to convict Trump following his impeachment in 2021's riot at the Capitol, is facing a challenge from the right.
13% : If Trump targets Cassidy, it would open up a public split between Trump and Thune and the Senate GOP's campaign arm, which backs incumbent senators.
12% : And the normally gregarious Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) declined to comment when asked if he was, or planned to be, in talks with Trump about endorsing or at least staying neutral in Cassidy's race.

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