Even Donald Trump doesn't look that excited about Indiana Senate nominee Mike Braun

Sure, if you look at the calendar, Republicans hosted their first set of Senate primaries last week. But that election was just a technicality, because the intra-party warring that dominated all three races has continued to blaze unabated.

The most uncontrolled fire rages in West Virginia. There, ex-con Don Blankenship, who spent millions of his own money to run lunatic racist ads attacking “Cocaine Mitch” McConnell and “China people,” is eager to light the man who beat him in the GOP primary aflame (so sayeth Blankenship’s campaign manager):

“I think the one thing he is going to make sure doesn’t happen is that Patrick Morrisey becomes a U.S. senator.”

Blankenship wasn’t the only loser in the Mountain State last week. As a result of his defeat, Rep. Evan Jenkins saw his congressional career careen to an early end, and he could barely choke out words of encouragement to his own party’s nominee. In a terse statement, Jenkins congratulated the winners of all four federal primaries in his state, making sure to list Morrisey last—after the House victors.

Don’t imagine, though, that Blankenship is alone in his vituperation. Over in Indiana, Rep. Todd Rokita did nothing to soften his well-deserved image as a raving a-hole when he decided to use his concession speech to do the gracious thing and attack primary winner Mike Braun: