GRAPEVINE, Texas –  After unseating Rep. Dan Crenshaw (R-TX) in a high-profile Republican primary, Texas Republican Rep. Steve Toth is already casting his victory as a broader message to the GOP, and making bold predictions about what comes next.

“This was a defeat that was a long time in the making,” Toth said in an interview with the Washington Examiner at CPAC. “It sends a very clear message that if you’re going to run as a Republican, you have to go to Washington, D.C., and act like a Republican.”