Hegar defeated Democratic state Sen. Royce West in the runoff Tuesday to win the Democratic nomination.
“Together, we are mounting a Texas-sized winning campaign that will take down Senator Cornyn and deliver real results on health care, racial justice, economic opportunity, climate change, immigration, and gun violence,” she said in a statement Tuesday night.
But of the Alabama, Maine and Texas senators, Cornyn appears to have the best chance of keeping his seat — despite an ongoing blue drift in the Lone Star State.
Cornyn has a financial edge over Hegar, after his campaign said it raised $3.5 million in the second quarter and had $14.5 million in the bank. The Democratic challenger raised more than $1.7 million in the second quarter and ended it with about $900,000 on hand, according to filings.
In a statement responding to Hegar’s nomination, Cornyn’s campaign highlighted the senator’s work on issues including hurricane relief and gun background checks. It also criticized Hegar for her support of a Medicare public option, saying it could lead to a single-payer “Medicare for All” system.
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