A possible reason why Steve Bannon is exempting Ted Cruz from his “scorched Earth” plan against incumbent Republicans:

Bannon says only one Republican up for reelection in the Senate in 2018 is safe from a primary challenge: Ted Cruz.

— Jonathan Easley (@JonEasley) October 10, 2017

The senator who called Trump a pathological liar and then non-endorsed him from the RNC stage is somehow the one guy with an immunity idol https://t.co/cGk0iGXTTP

— Benjy Sarlin (@BenjySarlin) October 10, 2017

More important: Guy Mercers backed before Trump https://t.co/p3e42PboV1

— Jamie Weinstein (@Jamie_Weinstein) October 10, 2017