{"id":3220,"date":"2026-05-26T16:58:22","date_gmt":"2026-05-26T16:58:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.cedritech.com\/?p=3220"},"modified":"2026-05-26T16:58:22","modified_gmt":"2026-05-26T16:58:22","slug":"massie-files-to-run-in-2028-after-losing-house-primary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.cedritech.com\/?p=3220","title":{"rendered":"Massie files to run in 2028 after losing House primary"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">GOP Rep. Thomas Massie filed on Monday to run for his Kentucky House seat in 2028, less than a week after\u00a0losing a primary fight\u00a0against a challenger backed by President Donald Trump.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Massie became the latest victim of\u00a0Trump\u2019s revenge tour\u00a0last week when former Navy SEAL Ed Gallrein successfully ousted him in a primary that shattered electoral spending records.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Trump repeatedly railed against Massie, who has\u00a0broken with the president\u00a0on several high-profile issues in recent months, including the U.S. and Israel\u2019s war against Iran. Massie also helped lead the congressional effort to force Trump to release the federal government\u2019s files on deceased sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.<\/p>\n<div class=\"max-md:faux-bleed mb-4 bg-accent\/2 pb-5 md:invisible md:mb-0 md:h-0 md:overflow-hidden md:pb-0\">\n<div class=\"py-2 text-center text-xs uppercase\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-nowrap justify-center\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Advertising spending in his primary fight \u2014 the most expensive on record \u2014 surpassed $32 million as pro-Israel interest groups\u00a0poured millions into the effort\u00a0to unseat Massie, who has been an outspoken critic of Israel during his time in Congress.<\/p>\n<div class=\"mb-4\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Massie said in a Monday afternoon statement that the move would allow him \u201cto raise funds to continue my political operations supporting my position as a current office holder and as a potential candidate for federal office,\u201d adding that he had not yet decided which office to seek.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Trump also\u00a0succeeded in pushing out\u00a0other Republicans who challenged his leadership in Louisiana and Georgia last week, with GOP Sen. Bill Cassidy and Georgia gubernatorial candidate Brad Raffensperger both losing to Trump-endorsed opponents.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The president also forced out\u00a0several Indiana state lawmakers\u00a0who opposed his nationwide redistricting efforts earlier this month, once more proving his iron grip on the party.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">But\u00a0Republicans in Congress and GOP operatives\u00a0are fretting that Trump\u2019s laserlike focus on vengeance could imperil the party\u2019s legislative agenda ahead of this fall\u2019s midterm elections and potentially\u00a0cost the GOP control\u00a0of Texas Sen. John Cornyn\u2019s seat. Trump handed down\u00a0an eleventh-hour endorsement\u00a0of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton last week, more than two months after\u00a0promising to weigh in\u00a0on the ugly primary fight.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>GOP Rep. 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