Michael Knowles

So Senator Cruz comes in and endorses Steve Toth, the state legislator going against Crenshaw.

So this is a big win for Cruz.

Senator Cruz has a pretty good endorsement record over his political career.

And he comes in, goes against the incumbent and wins.

What's really weird about this one, though, is that the other guy who was boosting Steve Toth.

is Tucker Carlson.

Now, I don't want to get involved in the clicky, nasty GOP infighting, but Ted Cruz and Tucker don't exactly get along, not bosom buddies.

This might be the only issue on which Ted Cruz and Tucker Carlson have united recently, and that was to back this opponent of Crenshaw.

And then,

You have Trump world.

You have President Trump's role in all of this because I don't think Trump endorsed Crenshaw.

I think Crenshaw was one of the only guys that Trump did not endorse, even though Dan has been a supporter of Trump substantially, but there have been times sometimes when he's broken with Trump.

In any case, what is the lesson to draw here?

Let's divorce the personalities for a second.

Let's forget that it's Dan versus Toth.

Let's forget it's Texas.

Let's just look at what it means for the Republican Party, because that's really what we're concerned about heading into the midterms.

It's a reminder that the GOP is fractured.

There are major primary contests.

There's a primary contest also in Texas in the Senate, Ken Paxton running against John Cornyn, who's been in the Senate for a very, very long time.