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德克萨斯州选民今日前往投票站，此前该州关键参议院席位的共和党初选竞争异常激烈
——彼得·皮内多、保罗·斯坦豪瑟
科尔宾警告：选民投票之际，民主党或实现历史性翻盘
资深联邦参议员、德克萨斯州共和党人约翰·科尔宾警告称，随着德克萨斯州初选决选的选民前往投票，民主党可能在本届选举周期中取得历史性胜利。
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随着德克萨斯州选民今日前往投票，共和党参议员约翰·科尔宾警告称，这个长期以来的红州正“面临风险”，民主党可能在关键参议院席位的角逐中实现历史性翻盘。
科尔宾与挑战者、德克萨斯州总检察长肯·帕克斯顿的初选对决将于今日决选选举中迎来最终结果。在经历了一场格外激烈的初选后，科尔宾表达了担忧：共和党可能会丢掉这个席位，这将对共和党保留参议院多数席位的希望造成毁灭性打击。
选举日前，科尔宾在接受福克斯新闻数字频道采访时称赞德克萨斯州是“美国治理最保守的州”，是“机遇之地，美国梦在这里依然充满活力”。
“但我认为所有这一切都面临风险，这取决于本次初选决选的结果，因为我认为肯·帕克斯顿的缺点和他带入大选的包袱会被詹姆斯·塔拉利科和民主党充分利用，”他说道。
参议员约翰·科尔宾回应特朗普对肯·帕克斯顿的背书
德克萨斯州共和党联邦参议员约翰·科尔宾指责民主党挑战者詹姆斯·塔拉利科的牧师取笑针对唐纳德·特朗普总统的第三次暗杀未遂事件。(图片来源：丹妮尔·维拉萨纳 // 希瑟·迪尔/)
无论谁在周二晚间胜出，都将不得不面对州众议员詹姆斯·塔拉利科——一位民主党新星，党内许多人认为他有足够广泛的号召力，二十多年来首次真正意义上将该州“变蓝”。
科尔宾对塔拉利科的筹款能力表示担忧，他提到塔拉利科今年第一季度筹集了2700万美元。他断言，如果帕克斯顿获胜，“将会有大量外部资金涌入该州”。
他还表示：“帕克斯顿不仅会将这个参议院席位置于风险之中，还会波及所有下游竞选活动，包括州议会选举、地方选举，比如法官选举之类的。”
“自1994年以来，我们就没有选出过民主党籍的全州公职人员，”他说，“特朗普总统不会参选，因此参议院竞选将是重中之重，我相信我能更好地帮助营造显著的优势、赢得胜利，不仅是我自己的竞选，也能帮助所有下游候选人。”
“我认为总检察长无法做到这一点，因为他在竞选时背负着沉重的包袱，这会从始至终危及胜选，”他说道。
帕克斯顿在过去十年中遭遇了一系列丑闻和法律问题。2023年，德克萨斯州众议院投票弹劾帕克斯顿，但最终州参议院宣判他所有罪名不成立。
特朗普在德克萨斯州参议院初选决选科尔宾与帕克斯顿的对决中展现MAGA实力
德克萨斯州总检察长肯·帕克斯顿在与参议员约翰·科尔宾的参议院决选竞选活动中， heavily依赖唐纳德·特朗普总统的背书。(图片来源：埃利亚斯·巴尔德维二世/《达拉斯晨报》/盖蒂图片社)
这位总检察长还正经历一场十分棘手的离婚，他的妻子在去年提交的离婚文件中以“近期发现”为由提出“圣经依据”的离婚诉求。
尽管存在这些问题，且科尔宾是共和党资深元老，但帕克斯顿还是获得了唐纳德·特朗普总统的背书。
“肯是真正的MAGA战士，他一直为德克萨斯州全力以赴，也将在美国参议院继续如此，”特朗普在社交媒体帖子中写道。
特朗普表示：“约翰·科尔宾是个好人，我和他合作得很愉快，但在我处境艰难的时候，他并不支持我。” 提到这位参议员过去对他的批评，特朗普补充道：“在我赢得共和党提名乃至总统职位的历史性竞选过程中，约翰支持我的时间非常晚。”
科尔宾则反过来强调自己对总统及其政策的支持，他告诉福克斯新闻数字频道：“特朗普总统称我是朋友和好人，我们在他两届任期内都紧密合作过。”
帕克斯顿对此并不认同。在过去十多年里，帕克斯顿通过起诉奥巴马和拜登政府获得了大量全国关注。
共和党参议员约翰·科尔宾在初选决选前夜告诉福克斯新闻数字频道：“德克萨斯人相当独立”
德克萨斯州共和党参议员约翰·科尔宾（中）于2026年5月22日在科珀斯克里斯蒂的见面会上进竞选活动，距离共和党参议院提名决选选举仅剩数日。(图片来源：卢克·特拉维桑/福克斯新闻)
“约翰·科尔宾在边境问题上与特朗普作对。你可以追溯到大约十年前，就会发现他并不支持修建边境墙，”帕克斯顿在福克斯新闻《周末大型秀》的采访中指责道。
帕克斯顿还辩称，这位参议员“反对总统的连任竞选”，“2024年他说特朗普的时代已经过去，2016年也是如此。所以，这个人并不支持特朗普。我不知道还有谁比我和约翰·科尔宾在共和党议题上的分歧更大。因此，我们两人之间存在巨大的分歧。”
科尔宾予以反驳。
“我不知道我还能有多支持他，除了那0.7%的分歧之外，”这位参议员告诉福克斯新闻数字频道。
“我希望他能成功，希望美国能成功，也希望共和党能成功。但正如我所说，最终只有德克萨斯人能够做出选择，我认为德克萨斯人相当独立，”科尔宾补充道。
福克斯新闻数字频道已联系塔拉利科置评。
彼得·皮内多是福克斯新闻数字频道的政治撰稿人。
WATCH: Embattled GOP senator warns red state ‘at risk’ of historic Dem victory as voters head to polls
May 26, 2026 1:42pm EDT / Fox News
Texans head to the polls today after what has been a particularly bruising GOP primary race for a critical Senate seat
By Peter Pinedo , Paul Steinhauser
Cornyn warns Dems could pull off historic upset as voters head to polls
Longtime Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, is warning that Democrats could pull of a historic victory this election cycle as voters head to the polls in the Texas primary runoff.
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As voters head to the polls today in Texas, GOP Sen. John Cornyn is warning the longtime red state is “at risk” of Democrats pulling off a historic upset for a critical Senate seat.
Cornyn’s primary race against challenger Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton finally comes to a head in today’s runoff election. After what has been a particularly bruising primary, Cornyn expressed his worry that Republicans stand to lose a seat that would be devastating for the party’s hopes of retaining a majority in the upper chamber.
Speaking with Fox News Digital ahead of Election Day, Cornyn touted Texas as “the most conservatively governed state in the country,” making it a “land of opportunity and where the American dream is still very much alive.”
“But I think all of that’s at risk, depending on how this primary runoff turns out, because I think Ken Paxton’s flaws and the baggage he brings to the general election are going to be exploited up to the fullest by James Talarico and by Democrats,” he said.
SENATOR JOHN CORNYN RESPONDS TO TRUMP’S ENDORSEMENT OF KEN PAXTON
Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, is calling Democratic challenger James Talarico to condemn his pastor for making light of third assassination attempt on President Donald Trump’s life.(Photo by Danielle Villasana // by Heather Diehl/)
Whoever emerges Tuesday night will have to face state Rep. James Talarico, a Democratic rising star who many in the party believe has broad enough appeal to finally flip the state for the first time in over two decades.
Cornyn expressed worry about Talarico’s fundraising abilities, citing the $27 million he raised in the first quarter of the year. He asserted that if Paxton wins, “there will be a tsunami of money coming into the state from outside.”
He also asserted that “it’s not only that Senate seat he [Paxton] puts at risk, it’s also all the down-ballot races, state legislative races, local races, like the judges and the like.”
“We haven’t elected a Democrat in statewide office since 1994 in Texas,” he said. “President Trump is not running, so the Senate race will be at the top, and I believe that I will be in a better position to help provide a significant margin, a winning margin, not only in my case, but also to help everybody down ballot.”
“I don’t think the attorney general can do that because of the significant baggage he brings into the race, which jeopardizes success from the top to the bottom,” he said.
Paxton has faced a slew of scandals and legal problems that have battered him over the past decade. In 2023, the Texas House of Representatives voted to impeach Paxton, but he was eventually acquitted of all charges by the state Senate.
TRUMP FLEXES MAGA MUSCLE IN TEXAS SENATE RUNOFF CLASH BETWEEN CORNYN AND PAXTON
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has leaned heavily on President Donald Trump’s endorsement in his Senate runoff campaign against Sen. John Cornyn.(Elías Valverde II/The Dallas Morning News/Getty Images)
The attorney general is also dealing with a very messy divorce, with his wife citing “biblical grounds” based on “recent discoveries” in filing last year to end their marriage.
Despite this and Cornyn’s status as a longtime fixture of the Republican Party, it is Paxton who has been endorsed by President Donald Trump.
“Ken is a true MAGA Warrior who has ALWAYS delivered for Texas, and will continue to do so in the United States Senate,” Trump wrote in a social media post.
Trump said, “John Cornyn is a good man, and I worked well with him, but he was not supportive of me when times were tough.” Pointing to the senator’s past criticism of him, Trump added, “John was very late in backing me in what turned out to be a Historic Run for the Republican Nomination, and then, the Presidency.”
Cornyn, in turn, emphasized his support for the president and his agenda, telling Fox News Digital, “President Trump has called me a friend and a good man, and we’ve worked with him closely for both terms of office.”
Paxton, who grabbed significant national attention the past dozen years by filing lawsuits against the Obama and Biden administrations, disagreed.
ON EVE OF REPUBLICAN SENATE RUNOFF ELECTION, GOP SEN JOHN CORNYN TELLS FOX NEWS DIGITAL ‘TEXANS CAN BE PRETTY INDEPENDENT’
Republican Sen. John Cornyn of Texas, center, campaigns at a meet and greet in Corpus Christi, Texas, on May 22, 2026, days ahead of the runoff election for the GOP Senate nomination.(Luke Travisan/Fox News)
“John Cornyn fought Trump on the border. And you can go back over about a decade and see that he was not for the border wall,” Paxton charged in an interview on Fox News’ “The Big Weekend Show.”
Paxton also argued that the senator “fought the president’s reelection. He fought him in 2024, said his time had passed, and he fought him in 2016. So, this is not a pro-Trump guy. I don’t know if we could be more different on the Republican issues than John Cornyn and me. So, there is a vast difference between the two of us.”
Cornyn pushed back.
“I don’t know how much more with him I could be than 99.3% of the time,” the senator told Fox News Digital.
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“I want him to be successful. I want America to be successful, and I want Republicans to be successful. But you know, in the end, as I said, Texans are the only ones going to be able to make a choice, and I think Texans can be pretty independent,” Cornyn added.
Fox News Digital reached out to Talarico for comment.
Peter Pinedo is a politics writer for Fox News Digital.
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