67% of CPAC attendees say they'll vote for Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton in the upcoming U.S. Senate runoff, while only 21% back incumbent John Cornyn, who skipped the influential conference. Paxton swept through CPAC with confidence, using Cornyn's absence to pitch himself as the true conservative choice. Two months remain until Election Day, setting the stage for a heated battle between Cornyn, who highlights Paxton's scandals, and Paxton, who portrays Cornyn as insufficiently loyal to President Trump. CPAC's polling reflects its role as a bellwether for the party's most activist primary voters, though moderates remain a question mark.