There was only a sliver of hope that Talarico would beat Cornyn. But now that the Turd has endorsed crazy-ass extremist Paxton, he'll be Talarico's opponent. Trump has shown that he can dictate who wins Republican primaries, and he decided to go with the one of the two possible opponents that Talarico can beat.
Republicans in Texas are furious, and Democrats are having a party. They're going to grab a Senate seat they never dreamed of capturing--until now.
I expect a wave of mass suicides in the great state of Tay-ucks-ass.