As Republicans seethe over Trump’s decision to elevate the weaker, more extreme Senate candidate in Texas, a Democratic operative who knows the state explains what the path to victory now looks like.

Trump said Cornyn was “very late” in backing him for the Republican presidential nomination and during the presidency itself.

Republicans are worried they’ll lose the Senate after Trump backed Ken Paxton.

Donald Trump will announce who he is backing in the Texas Senate race, which features Sen. John Cornyn and state Attorney General Ken Paxton.