Damn it, Massie! Spill the tea about what you know about Epstein.
And f- you for not doing so sooner!
Bittererr on
If Massie actually wanted to split with his party he could almost singlehandedly flip control of the house of representatives and oust the speaker. The margins are insanely close right now. That would deny Trump another 1000 page bill of whatever he wants with this year’s reconciliation.
He has the power to make a huge difference with his last 6 months in Congress *and he won’t do it because he fundamentally agrees with 90% of Trump’s agenda*.
emerikanSky on
This is not news. He’s just angry.
KentrayThomas on
Well yeah. Midterms typically swing away from the President’s party and Trump is inserting himself into these elections with his approval rating in the toilet. Trump can support these terrible candidates in primaries all he wants, but it could cost them in the general. For example, Ken Paxton and John Cornyn are both terrible, but Paxton is openly corrupt and not as electable in a general election. Dems could end up with that Texas seat because of it.
Alwaystired254 on
Nah, Americans love MAGA, even if the midterms sway a bit, maga is taking over the world, not only America
needa916 on
If we even have elections that is…
zubuneri on
Bro they know. That’s why they’re disenfranchising us
usernames_suck_ok on
And that’s why they’re cheating with all this redistricting shit. Is Massie paying attention or what?
notleave_eu on
Stop trying to get in the news cycle and grandstanding.
Either do the right thing, or just show us that you’re no different to the whole Trump administration and you’re talk.
EvenSpoonier on
He’s not entirely wrong. The problem with gerrymandering is that you can go for *more* districts or *safer* districts, but you can’t do both at once: you necessarily sacrifice one for the other. Since the GOP is aiming to increase its number of seats, that incurs risk that things won’t necessarily go according to plan. These things can backfire, and it has happened.
Unfortunately, the Dems look to be on track to screw things up yet again.
TecTazz on
F### off ya useless coward.
kummer5peck on
It will be a blood bath. That’s why 60+ of them are retiring before losing.
pagesid3 on
Deep down this guy is a conservative republican through and through who would vote for Trump over any alternative
cloud_watcher on
Please god, run as an independent in Kentucky if you can. Actually I don’t know if he can. But it would help turn the house if he split that vote.
Traherne on
If we Dems all vote.
NewWindow7980 on
Good time to start a new party then. GOP is completely contaminated by MAGA rot and will never be the same
Choice-of-SteinsGate on
Thomas Massie won about 45% of the vote in Kentucky.
Think about the implications of that, especially considering the record breaking amount of institutional and AIPAC money that went towards funding his opponent’s campaign.
Even then, in such a popular election, 45% of Republicans rejected Trump…
This is not the huge win MAGA thinks it is.
That said, I shouldn’t be complaining about Republican party factionalism…
Because MAGA’s political tribalism, in-group loyalty, herd mentality, whatever you want to call it, is actually extremely problematic for Trump and his party.
Especially come midterms when these MAGA goons will face left wing opponents who will outperform in their elections because they’re not the ones associated with an increasingly unpopular president.
Also, how are Trump’s most staunch supporters coping with Trump endorsing a candidate who received massive amounts of campaign funds from AIPAC? Knowing of course that these are the same people who accomodate literal neo-nazis within their party…
Massie’s opponent had no discernable platform other than “I’ll do whatever Trump demands of me.” Which, coincidentally, is the same position that MAGA voters took when they elected him.
Trump’s MAGA base just votes for whomever he tells them to—jumps when he says jump.
Which makes this problematic for our democracy as well because it’s painfully obvious at this point that Trump’s followers will always choose him over party and even over country.
Perhaps Trump should have taken Massie’s concerns seriously considering how his approval ratings are plummeting and the American people are overwhelmingly fed up with presidency and disapprove of his handling of every major issue. views of many conservative China hawks.
The truth is, Americans are souring on Trump and the MAGA because of a lack of consistent values and a complete disregard for the law and long standing democratic norms.
And right leaning moderates and independents have become disenchanted with Trump because he’s abandoned a conservative ethos in favor of governing for himself.
A recent poll by Nytimes/Sienna just revealed that Trump’s approval rating among independents is at a whopping 26%.
These are the voters who are going to decide elections, not the MAGA herd.
The irony of it all is, TRUMP is the “Republican in name only.”
Massie is no personal hero of mine, but still, what Trump and his MAGA cultists are really conveying here is that if you want to earn the title of a “true” Republican, you must establish one thing above all else: your uncompromising loyalty to Donald Trump.
In the end, the only qualification that matters to Trump is whether a candidate is prepared to offer him their undying fealty and obedience (TV ratings too), and don’t expect anything in return because that fealty will never be reciprocated.
These cowards must be willing to compromise whatever values they might have left for Trump’s sake. They must be willing to choose Trump over the rule of law, and they must also be spineless enough to submit to his every whim.
This type of blind loyalty is detrimental to our democracy.
By pledging themselves to one man, these chickenshit politicians are forsaking the very principles upon which this nation was founded.
The only upside here is that while these kowtowing traitors are celebrating their meager wins, they’re also alienating everyone outside of their little clique.
Canucklehead_Esq on
The longer Iran draws this out, the worse it gets for the Republicans. Desperate times for them
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Damn it, Massie! Spill the tea about what you know about Epstein.
And f- you for not doing so sooner!
If Massie actually wanted to split with his party he could almost singlehandedly flip control of the house of representatives and oust the speaker. The margins are insanely close right now. That would deny Trump another 1000 page bill of whatever he wants with this year’s reconciliation.
He has the power to make a huge difference with his last 6 months in Congress *and he won’t do it because he fundamentally agrees with 90% of Trump’s agenda*.
This is not news. He’s just angry.
Well yeah. Midterms typically swing away from the President’s party and Trump is inserting himself into these elections with his approval rating in the toilet. Trump can support these terrible candidates in primaries all he wants, but it could cost them in the general. For example, Ken Paxton and John Cornyn are both terrible, but Paxton is openly corrupt and not as electable in a general election. Dems could end up with that Texas seat because of it.
Nah, Americans love MAGA, even if the midterms sway a bit, maga is taking over the world, not only America
If we even have elections that is…
Bro they know. That’s why they’re disenfranchising us
And that’s why they’re cheating with all this redistricting shit. Is Massie paying attention or what?
Stop trying to get in the news cycle and grandstanding.
Either do the right thing, or just show us that you’re no different to the whole Trump administration and you’re talk.
He’s not entirely wrong. The problem with gerrymandering is that you can go for *more* districts or *safer* districts, but you can’t do both at once: you necessarily sacrifice one for the other. Since the GOP is aiming to increase its number of seats, that incurs risk that things won’t necessarily go according to plan. These things can backfire, and it has happened.
Unfortunately, the Dems look to be on track to screw things up yet again.
F### off ya useless coward.
It will be a blood bath. That’s why 60+ of them are retiring before losing.
Deep down this guy is a conservative republican through and through who would vote for Trump over any alternative
Please god, run as an independent in Kentucky if you can. Actually I don’t know if he can. But it would help turn the house if he split that vote.
If we Dems all vote.
Good time to start a new party then. GOP is completely contaminated by MAGA rot and will never be the same
Thomas Massie won about 45% of the vote in Kentucky.
Think about the implications of that, especially considering the record breaking amount of institutional and AIPAC money that went towards funding his opponent’s campaign.
Even then, in such a popular election, 45% of Republicans rejected Trump…
This is not the huge win MAGA thinks it is.
That said, I shouldn’t be complaining about Republican party factionalism…
Because MAGA’s political tribalism, in-group loyalty, herd mentality, whatever you want to call it, is actually extremely problematic for Trump and his party.
Especially come midterms when these MAGA goons will face left wing opponents who will outperform in their elections because they’re not the ones associated with an increasingly unpopular president.
Also, how are Trump’s most staunch supporters coping with Trump endorsing a candidate who received massive amounts of campaign funds from AIPAC? Knowing of course that these are the same people who accomodate literal neo-nazis within their party…
Massie’s opponent had no discernable platform other than “I’ll do whatever Trump demands of me.” Which, coincidentally, is the same position that MAGA voters took when they elected him.
Trump’s MAGA base just votes for whomever he tells them to—jumps when he says jump.
Which makes this problematic for our democracy as well because it’s painfully obvious at this point that Trump’s followers will always choose him over party and even over country.
Perhaps Trump should have taken Massie’s concerns seriously considering how his approval ratings are plummeting and the American people are overwhelmingly fed up with presidency and disapprove of his handling of every major issue. views of many conservative China hawks.
The truth is, Americans are souring on Trump and the MAGA because of a lack of consistent values and a complete disregard for the law and long standing democratic norms.
And right leaning moderates and independents have become disenchanted with Trump because he’s abandoned a conservative ethos in favor of governing for himself.
A recent poll by Nytimes/Sienna just revealed that Trump’s approval rating among independents is at a whopping 26%.
These are the voters who are going to decide elections, not the MAGA herd.
The irony of it all is, TRUMP is the “Republican in name only.”
Massie is no personal hero of mine, but still, what Trump and his MAGA cultists are really conveying here is that if you want to earn the title of a “true” Republican, you must establish one thing above all else: your uncompromising loyalty to Donald Trump.
In the end, the only qualification that matters to Trump is whether a candidate is prepared to offer him their undying fealty and obedience (TV ratings too), and don’t expect anything in return because that fealty will never be reciprocated.
These cowards must be willing to compromise whatever values they might have left for Trump’s sake. They must be willing to choose Trump over the rule of law, and they must also be spineless enough to submit to his every whim.
This type of blind loyalty is detrimental to our democracy.
By pledging themselves to one man, these chickenshit politicians are forsaking the very principles upon which this nation was founded.
The only upside here is that while these kowtowing traitors are celebrating their meager wins, they’re also alienating everyone outside of their little clique.
The longer Iran draws this out, the worse it gets for the Republicans. Desperate times for them
I do not say this lightly, but… Ah, DOI!