# BONUS: 'MAGA is dead,' some declare, but Trump candidates come roaring back in primaries

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Podcast: [Newell Normand](https://stenobird.com/podcast/newell-normand-2482167)
Published: 2026-05-27T19:55:07+00:00
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## Resource

We break down what happened in the Texas primaries when a Trump-backed attorney general Ken Paxton won the primary for a Senate seat. Here's the latest.

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