Friends, normally, challenging a sitting Congressman in his party's primary is a lost cause, but in the case of Thomas Massie a lot of Republicans have been critical of his waywardness and his tendency to make life difficult for poor Mike Johnson. Personally, I think he was also partially responsible for the political currency of the "Epstein Files", an imaginary cache of pseudo-evidence that "proves" that Trump and every prominent Republican (but nary a Democrat!) is a pedophile and a murderer. I say: good riddance, Massie! And welcome to the House Republican Caucus, Mr. Gallrein. (Granted, you still have to win the election in November, but that shouldn't be too taxing in the state of Kentucky.)
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cwy2vw8j0ddo
In other news, DJT has taken the bold step of endorsing Ken Paxton in the GOP Senate primary in Texas. In all likelihood, this will seal John Cornyn's fate. I have mixed feelings about this, since Cornyn isn't dreadful, and he would probably be a stronger candidate against Talarico, but I think Trump saw that Paxton was probably going to win regardless, so why not take credit for it? The big takeaway in most contested primaries in the GOP this year has been: don't tangle with or aggravate DJT, because the Republican Party is his party, like it or not.
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