2026年3月29日 美国东部时间早上5:00 / 福克斯新闻
克鲁兹提及与约翰·科尔宾和肯·佩顿都关系密切，表示他信任德克萨斯州选民来决定这场一触即发的共和党对决
作者：保罗·施坦豪泽 福克斯新闻
得州参议员特德·克鲁兹称自己将“置身事外”，不介入两党参议员初选对决
得克萨斯州参议员特德·克鲁兹告诉福克斯新闻数字频道，他在科尔宾与佩顿的共和党初选决选中保持中立：“我喜欢约翰，也喜欢肯。”
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共和党籍得克萨斯州参议员特德·克鲁兹在长期任职的参议员约翰·科尔宾与州总检察长肯·佩顿之间展开的白热化共和党参议院提名对决中保持中立。
“我喜欢约翰，也喜欢肯。他们都是我的朋友。我过去曾支持过他们两人，与他们都密切合作过，为他们两人都背书过，还和他们一同参加过竞选活动，所以我打算置身事外，”这位连任三届的保守派强硬派参议员在周三接受福克斯新闻数字频道采访时说道。
5月26日的共和党初选决选获胜者将在今年秋季的大选中与民主党提名候选人、州众议员詹姆斯·塔拉利科对决，这场选举是少数几个可能决定共和党能否在中期选举中保住参议院多数席位的竞选之一。目前共和党以53票对47票掌控参议院。
白热化的共和党参议院初选对决进入加时赛
得克萨斯州联邦参议员约翰·科尔宾（左，共和党籍）与州总检察长肯·佩顿正在激烈的共和党初选决选中对决。（迈克尔·M·圣地亚哥/盖蒂图片社；安特拉尼克·塔维蒂安/彭博社 via 盖蒂图片社）
在3月3日的初选中，科尔宾以1个百分点的微弱优势领先佩顿，两人是共和党候选人密集参选阵营中的前两名。但由于这两位激烈的竞争者都未获得50%以上的票数以直接赢得提名，因此这场竞选进入了决选阶段。
尽管克鲁兹的一些顶级外部政治顾问正在支持佩顿，但这位参议员拒绝站队。
“我信任德克萨斯州的选民来做出这个决定，”这位参议员说道。
“开放边境、仇视特朗普的激进分子”——共和党人迅速攻击塔拉利科
被视为民主党新星的塔拉利科在民主党初选中击败了直言不讳的特朗普批评者、进步派强硬派众议员贾斯敏·克罗克特。塔拉利科正试图成为近四十年来首位在倾向保守的得克萨斯州当选联邦参议员的民主党人。
民主党参议院候选人、州众议员詹姆斯·塔拉利科在初选之夜向支持者发表讲话，2026年3月3日，得克萨斯州奥斯汀。（保罗·施坦豪泽/福克斯新闻）
科尔宾的竞选团队及其关联的超级政治行动委员会已斥巨资投放广告攻击佩顿，辩称如果佩顿成为共和党提名候选人，民主党将在大选中夺下该席位。
科尔宾、他的盟友以及参议院共和党竞选机构全国共和党参议员委员会（NRSC）一再指出佩顿过去十年间遭遇的一系列丑闻和法律问题，以及他目前陷入纠纷的离婚案。
作为唐纳德·特朗普总统的长期支持者和盟友，同时也是一位MAGA强硬派的佩顿曾通过提起诉讼反对奥巴马和拜登政府而获得大量全国关注，他对此回应称，不断质疑科尔宾的保守派资质以及过去对特朗普的支持态度。
得克萨斯州总检察长肯·佩顿，共和党联邦参议员候选人，在初选之夜守望集会上发表讲话，2026年3月3日，得克萨斯州达拉斯。（胡利奥·科尔特斯/美联社照片）
这位在共和党提名竞选仍拥有巨大影响力的总统在初选阶段保持中立。
在科尔宾和佩顿晋级决选数小时后，特朗普在社交媒体上宣布：“我很快就会给出我的背书。”
特朗普补充称，他将“要求我未背书的候选人立即退出竞选！”
当时所有迹象都表明特朗普将背书科尔宾。
参议员约翰·科尔宾在初选之夜接受媒体采访，2026年3月3日，得克萨斯州奥斯汀。（杰克·迈尔/美联社照片）
但在他发布社交媒体帖子三周多后，特朗普仍然保持中立。这让许多支持佩顿的MATA支持者看到了希望，他们认为总统将置身事外，这对这位得克萨斯州总检察长来说是重大胜利。
两名知情人士向福克斯新闻数字频道证实，佩顿上周末前往总统的海湖庄园参加了棕榈滩县共和党晚宴，并与特朗普进行了简短会面。其中一名消息人士称这是特朗普与佩顿之间的“一次接洽”。该消息最先由Politico报道。
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目前关于这场决选的公开民调寥寥无几，但已公布的两项民调显示佩顿以个位数优势领先。
许多共和党人认为，科尔宾与佩顿之间的竞争是MATA阵营和草根阶层与共和党建制派之间为掌控共和党灵魂而展开的较量。
保罗·施坦豪泽是驻摇摆州新罕布什尔州的政治记者，他全程追踪全国竞选动态。
Cruz refuses to take sides between Cornyn, Paxton in high-stakes GOP Senate clash
March 29, 2026 5:00am EDT / Fox News
Cruz cited close ties to both John Cornyn and Ken Paxton, saying he trusts Texas voters to decide the combustible GOP showdown
By Paul Steinhauser Fox News
Ted Cruz says he’s ‘staying out’ of Cornyn-Paxton GOP Senate primary battle in Texas
Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas tells Fox News Digital he’s remaining neutral in the Cornyn-Paxton Republican primary runoff: ‘I like John. I like Ken.’
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Republican Sen. Ted Cruz is staying neutral in the combustible GOP Senate nomination showdown in Texas between longtime Sen. John Cornyn and state Attorney General Ken Paxton.
“I like John. I like Ken. They’re both friends of mine. I have supported both of them in the past. I’ve worked closely with both of them. I’ve endorsed both of them. I’ve campaigned with both of them, and so I’m staying out,” the conservative firebrand three-term senator said in a Fox News Digital interview on Wednesday.
The winner of the May 26 Republican runoff election will face off with Democratic nominee state Rep. James Talarico in this autumn’s general election in a race that’s among a handful which may decide if the GOP keeps its Senate majority in the midterms. The GOP currently controls the chamber, 53–47.
BRUISING GOP SENATE PRIMARY SHOWDOWN HEADS INTO OVERTIME
Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, left, is facing off against Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton in a bitter GOP primary runoff election.(Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images; Antranik Tavitian/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
Cornyn edged Paxton by a point in the March 3 primary, as they were the top two contenders among a crowded field of Republican candidates. But since neither of the heated rivals cracked the 50% threshold to win the nomination, the race headed into overtime.
While some of Cruz’s top outsider political advisors are supporting Paxton, the senator is declining to take sides.
“I trust the voters of Texas to make this decision,” the senator said.
‘OPEN BORDERS, TRUMP-HATING RADICAL’—REPUBLICANS QUICKLY POUNCE ON TALARICO
Talarico, who is considered a Democratic Party rising star, topped progressive firebrand Rep. Jasmine Crockett, a vocal Trump critic, in their party’s primary. Talarico is trying to become the first Democrat in nearly four decades to win a Senate election in right-leaning Texas.
Democratic Senate candidate state Rep. James Talarico speaks to supporters on primary night, in Austin, Texas, on March 3, 2026.(Paul Steinhauser/Fox News)
The Cornyn campaign and aligned super PACs have spent big bucks to run ads attacking Paxton, arguing that Democrats will flip the seat in the general election if Paxton’s the GOP’s nominee.
Cornyn, his allies, and the National Republican Senatorial Committee(NRSC), the campaign arm of the Senate GOP, repeatedly pointed to the slew of scandals and legal problems that have battered Paxton over the past decade, as well as his ongoing messy divorce.
Paxton, a longtime supporter and ally of President Donald Trump and a MAGA firebrand who grabbed significant national attention by filing lawsuits against the Obama and Biden administrations, has pushed back by repeatedly questioning Cornyn’s conservative credentials and past support for Trump.
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, a Republican candidate for the U.S. Senate, speaks during a primary election night watch party, March 3, 2026, in Dallas.(Julio Cortez/AP Photo)
The president, whose sway in Republican nomination battles remains immense, stayed neutral during the primary campaign.
Hours after Cornyn and Paxton advanced to the runoff, Trump took to social media to announce, “I will be making my Endorsement soon.”
Trump added that he would “be asking the candidate that I don’t Endorse to immediately DROP OUT OF THE RACE!”
All signs at the time pointed to Trump backing Cornyn.
Sen. John Cornyn speaks to the media on primary night, March 3, 2026, in Austin, Texas.(Jack Myer/AP Photo)
But more than three weeks since his social media post, Trump still remains neutral. And that has the MAGA faithful, many of whom are backing Paxton, hopeful that the president will stay out of the race, which would be a major victory for the Texas attorney general.
Paxton traveled to the president’s Mar-a-Lago residence last weekend for a Palm Beach County GOP dinner, where he briefly met with President Trump, two sources with knowledge of the encounter confirmed to Fox News Digital. One of the sources called it a “check in” between Trump and Paxton. The news was first reported by Politico.
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There’s been a dearth of public opinion polling in the runoff, but the two surveys that have been released suggest Paxton holds a single-digit lead.
The race between Cornyn and Paxton is viewed by many Republicans as a battle between MAGA world and the grassroots versus the party establishment for the soul of the GOP.
Paul Steinhauser is a politics reporter based in the swing state of New Hampshire. He covers the campaign trail from coast to coast.
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