{"id":2604671,"date":"2026-05-19T18:52:02","date_gmt":"2026-05-19T22:52:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/schumer-predicts-democrats-will-win-texas-amid-gop-mess\/"},"modified":"2026-05-19T18:52:56","modified_gmt":"2026-05-19T22:52:56","slug":"schumer-predicts-democrats-will-win-texas-amid-gop-mess","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/schumer-predicts-democrats-will-win-texas-amid-gop-mess\/","title":{"rendered":"Schumer predicts Democrats will win Texas amid GOP &#8216;mess&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fschumer-predicts-democrats-will-win-texas-amid-gop-mess%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2604671&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Chuck Schumer said Democrats are in better shape to win Texas after President Trump endorsed Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton over Sen. John Cornyn in the upcoming GOP Senate runoff. Schumer argued Texas is exposing republican weaknesses adn that Democrats believe the political environment is shifting in thier favor, suggesting they\u2019re more likely to compete successfully for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/these-are-the-most-important-senate-races-in-2022\/\" title=\"These Are The Most Important ...ate Races In 2022\">statewide victories<\/a> than they were just days earlier. His comments also pointed to differences in messaging, saying Texas voters care more about practical needs than the issues Paxton and Cornyn are emphasizing, and that Democrats can win nonetheless of which Republican ultimately prevails.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p>Senate Minority Leader <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/4505725\/chuck-schumer-prized-2026-recruits-wont-commit-keeping-him-senate-leader\/\">Chuck Schumer<\/a> (D-NY) argued that Democrats are becoming increasingly more competitive in Texas, hours after President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"4\">Donald Trump<\/a> endorsed Texas Attorney General <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/ken-paxton\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"4370\">Ken Paxton<\/a> in the Texas Senate runoff over Sen. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/john-cornyn\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"965\">John Cornyn<\/a> (R-TX).<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLook, Texas is a huge mess for the Republicans,\u201d Schumer said at the Senate Democratic Leaders News Conference when asked whether Democrats\u2019 chances of winning in the Lone Star State had improved.<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/4575292\/trump-massie-withdraw-fake-statement-endorsement-text\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>\u2018WITHDRAW YOUR FAKE STATEMENT,\u2019 Trump tells Massie over old endorsement text<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4575280\/cory-booker-make-america-healthy-again\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Sen. Cory Booker makes a play for MAHA parents<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4575122\/senate-gop-fumes-trump-endorses-ken-paxton-texas\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Senate GOP fumes after Trump snubs Cornyn with Ken Paxton endorsement<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p>  \u201cI believe that we\u2019re in much better shape taking back Texas than we were a few days ago, and I think we\u2019re gonna win Texas,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Schumer\u2019s remarks come as Republicans face growing intraparty tensions between Cornyn and Paxton whose looming Senate runoff has exposed fractures within the GOP ahead of a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/growing-opposition-to-tiktok-ban-emerges-among-democratic-lawmakers\/\" title=\"Growing opposition to TikTok ban emerges among Democratic lawmakers\">high-stakes election cycle<\/a>. Trump endorsed Paxton on Tuesday, one week ahead of the May 26 runoff.<\/p>\n<p>When asked whether national Democrats would be willing to spend heavily in Texas, where statewide campaigns can cost hundreds of millions of dollars, Schumer suggested Democrats believe the political environment is shifting in their favor.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">.<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SenSchumer?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@SenSchumer<\/a> (D-NY) says Democrats have a &#8220;better&#8221; chance of winning Texas after President Trump endorsed Ken Paxton. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/JoAy6mXdh8\">https:\/\/t.co\/JoAy6mXdh8<\/a> <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/xVm5F5c8Aq\">pic.twitter.com\/xVm5F5c8Aq<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Washington Examiner (@dcexaminer) <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/dcexaminer\/status\/2056834780248109501?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 19, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.realclearpolling.com\/polls\/senate\/republican-primary\/2026\/texas\/paxton-vs-cornyn\">Recent polling<\/a> from <em>RealClearPolitics<\/em> suggests the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/desantis-criticizes-trump-for-not-fulfilling-promise-to-hold-hillary-clinton-accountable\/\" title=\"DeSantis slams Trump for failing to hold Clinton accountable.\">race remains highly competitive<\/a>, with Paxton leading Cornyn among likely Republican voters.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/4465386\/james-talarico-jasmine-crockett-texas-senate-election-primary\/\"><strong>DOES JAMES TALARICO HAVE WHAT IT TAKES TO FLIP THE TEXAS SENATE SEAT?<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs you say, Talarico is talking to people about their real needs,\u201d Schumer said, referencing Texas Democrats\u2019 nominee, state <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4476356\/james-talarico-democrats-vision-of-faith\/\">Rep. James Talarico<\/a>. \u201cPaxton and Cornyn, both of those people are talking about things that Texans don\u2019t care about, and so we are going to win Texas, and we are going to win Texas whether it\u2019s Cornyn or Paxton.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The comments underscore Democrats\u2019 growing optimism about Texas despite the state\u2019s long-standing Republican advantage. National Democrats have repeatedly targeted Texas in recent election cycles, though Republicans have continued to <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >hold statewide offices<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Schumer: Democrats gaining ground in Texas after Trump backs Paxton over Cornyn<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4275,"featured_media":2604672,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/AP26119786039630-e1779224575140.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[33301,3685,6571,5894,3694],"class_list":["post-2604671","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-chuck-schumer","tag-democrats","tag-elections","tag-politics","tag-texas"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/AP26119786039630-e1779224575140.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2604671","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4275"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2604671"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2604671\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2604675,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2604671\/revisions\/2604675"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2604672"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2604671"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2604671"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2604671"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}