Mehek Cooke, senior national security and legal analyst for The Daily Signal, said President Donald Trump’s endorsement in the Texas Senate race is a direct message to Republican incumbents that voters are no longer satisfied with party labels but instead desire results. Appearing on ABC News’ election coverage Tuesday, Cooke argued that Trump has become “very calculated” with his endorsements and that his involvement has repeatedly caused an “earthquake” in Republican primaries. “President Trump is auditing every single candidate to make sure that they’re going to deliver … in the Senate or in Congress,” Cooke said, pointing to the Texas Senate race between Attorney General Ken Paxton and Sen. John Cornyn as part of a broader reckoning inside the GOP. She argued there was an immediate surge of support for Paxton when Trump backed him. Cooke said Republicans have controlled many states for decades but have not always delivered results for voters. Trump’s endorsement of Paxton reflected a demand for action over seniority in office. Cooke cited Paxton’s record as Texas attorney general and his legal fights against the Biden administration on border security as evidence of what voters want. She specifically referenced Paxton’s role in fighting to keep barbed wire in place along the U.S.-Mexico border as Texas confronted the illegal immigration crisis. When pressed about Paxton’s personal and political controversies and whether they could potentially damage Republicans in a general election, Cooke said the argument was “old and tired.” “Voters knew exactly who they were voting for,” she said. “They want a man of governance and not somebody who’s just checking in and showing lip service.” Cooke argued that Democrats would use the same talking points on Paxton’s “baggage” because they do not have a governing alternative. She contrasted Paxton’s border record with Democrat James Talarico’s immigration stance, which she described as laying a “welcome mat for illegals.” Cooke accused Democrats of relying on anti-Trump attacks rather than solutions, saying that Democrats have not learned from their autopsy report of the last election and pointing to their obsession with “Trump Derangement Syndrome.” She argued that voters care more about gas prices, inflation, border security and economic stability. “The tired arguments have to stop,” Cooke said, “because this is a losing strategy.”