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As Trump's deeply unpopular war against Iran continues to send oil prices surging, however, a growing number of GOP lawmakers have raced to distance themselves from the president, with some calling for an "immediate end" to the Middle East conflict. "This is not good for Paxton," wrote Punchbowl News' Jake Sherman, adding that the Times' report comes as a "staggering" amount of campaign cash has been funneled into Texas to help bolster Paxton's campaign as he trails further and further behind his Democratic opponent. "Trashing Trump in a fundraiser. Also trying to shift blame for his bad numbers. Will be interesting to see if this gives [the Senate Leadership Fund's Texas PAC] the impetus to give up on their massive, $125M spend there."