Texas Senate Republican Primary - Sen. John Cornyn and State Attorney General Ken Paxton

Andrew Walworth, Tom Bevan and Carl Cannon discuss yesterday’s Texas Senate Republican primary between incumbent Sen. John Cornyn and challenger State Attorney General Ken Paxton, which Paxton handily won. Also, a look at Graham Platner’s Senate campaign in Maine. Then, RCP contributor Greg Orman, author of A Declaration of Independents, joins the guys to discuss his latest RCP article on how news of the Justice Department’s “Anti-Weaponization” fund will play with independent voters in the midterms. Next, they discuss reaction to Pope Leo’s encyclical on artificial intelligence, including Vice President JD Vance’s comments that he found the document “profound.” And finally, they look at the construction of a $60 million temporary arena on the White House grounds for a June 14th UFC match to celebrate the 250thanniversary of the Declaration of Independence. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.