General Discussion

Rep. Dan Crenshaw (R-Texas) was ousted in a primary on Tuesday, and it all goes back to a feud he was having with a billionaire megadonor.

Axios reported on Thursday that Texas banker Robert Marling, a donor and supporter of President Donald Trump, was "hellbent" on destroying Crenshaw's career — and it only cost him $675,000.

Texas state Rep. Steve Toth, a far-right Republican, ousted Crenshaw 55 to 40 percent.

The battle began several years ago, those close to Marling told Axios. Marling invited Crenshaw to an annual conservative youth summit, but Crenshaw said he'd only attend if those in the audience wore masks. Those close to Crenshaw deny this and Crenshaw once proposed legislation to end the federal mask mandate on planes......

In an unrelated incident, Marling got wind that Crenshaw wanted to put Marling's "head through a wall," which Crenshaw also denies.

"A Crenshaw ally said the bad blood has to do with the peculiarities of Texas' 2nd District — specifically that Crenshaw represents the Harris County (Houston) portion of the district, and Marling resides in the Montgomery County portion, in Houston's northern suburbs," Axios reported. "This source said there's been a rivalry between the two counties, and that Marling wanted the district's representative to be from Montgomery County, which he found in Toth."