Cook Political Report, a nonpartisan elections forecaster, has shifted the Texas Senate race towards Democrats after scandal-ridden state Attorney General Ken Paxton defeated incumbent senator John Cornyn in the Republican primary runoff election on Tuesday.

Paxton was impeached by the GOP-controlled Texas state House. He was also under investigation for federal securities fraud and faced a slew of ethics complaints. Paxton’s wife also filed for divorce, alleging an extramarital affair.

However, Paxton secured an endorsement from Donald Trump, which led him to easily defeat Cornyn in the Republican runoff, despite warnings that the AG would be a weaker general election candidate. Cook Political Report agrees.

The Cook Political Report argued that Paxton’s scandals make him a more vulnerable candidate in the general election against Democrat James Talarico and changed its characterization of the race from “likely Republican” to “lean Republican.”

“Paxton has a litany of ethical lapses for Democrats to exploit – from allegations of bribery and misuse of his office to marital infidelity, which led his wife to divorce him on ‘biblical grounds.’ Given the national environment, this is a race that certainly may have become competitive even if Cornyn had won, but Paxton’s flaws warrant an immediate move to the Lean column,” Jessica Taylor, Senate and governors editor for the Cook Political Report, wrote.

Taylor also noted Paxton is a “weak fundraiser” and that Talarico holds a fundraising edge that Republicans will need to overcome.

Still, Taylor wrote that Talarico will face an uphill battle even against a deeply flawed Republican in a reliably red state. She noted that Talarico has his own political vulnerabilities, including his “cultural liberalism,” which could alienate some potential crossover voters he would need to defeat Paton.