Republican Congressman Thomas Massie from Kentucky is currently trailing behind his GOP opponent, Ed Gallrein, a former Navy SEAL turned businessman, by over five percentage points.
A recent survey conducted by Quantus Insights on May 11-12 with approximately 900 likely Republican voters in Kentucky reveals that 48.2% are backing Gallrein, while Massie, often criticized by some as a “narcissistic RINO backstabber,” has garnered 43.1% support.
When undecided voters are urged to make a choice, Gallrein’s lead expands to eight points, capturing 52.8% compared to Massie’s 45.1%.
Early voting is scheduled to commence this week, with Kentucky’s primary election taking place next Tuesday, May 19.
In contrast, two polls conducted last month showed Massie ahead by four and nine points. However, these surveys had smaller sample sizes, with fewer than 450 respondents, and a lot can change in five weeks in the political landscape.
Particularly concerning for Massie is that the April poll, which reported him leading Gallrein by nine points (47% to 38%), was also conducted by Quantus Insights. While polling can be unpredictable, observing trends from the same pollster can often shed light on shifts in voter sentiment.
In the same poll, Massie went from a nine-point lead to five-point deficit. That’s a net collapse of 14 points. RINO Massie lost four points. Former Navy SEAL Gallrein picked up ten points. And in both polls, Massie, the well-known incumbent, failed to reach 50 percent.
“For an incumbent member of Congress, especially one with Massie’s long-standing name identification and well-defined political brand, sitting at roughly 43% on the initial ballot is a warning sign,” writes Quantus. “Massie retains a substantial base, but the topline suggests that a meaningful share of the Republican primary electorate is already prepared to move in another direction.”
Yes, Massie has a following, but guess who has the biggest and most loyal political following in generations? That would be President Donald Trump, which is why he was able to pretty much wipe out the Indiana State Senate cabal that refused to redistrict.
Massie isn’t some principled Republican who sometimes disagrees with Trump. Instead, he’s a peacock, an obnoxious jerk who chooses affection from CNN and the New York Times over commonsense border security and tax cuts.
“Massie voted against tax cuts for seniors, he voted against tax cuts for overtime workers, and he voted against tax cuts for earners; tip earners, no. He wanted to increase the taxes. He voted with the Democrats,” Trump explained in March.
“He voted against border security, where we took the worst border in the history of our country, made it the best border in the history of our country in two and a half months… and he voted against eligibility verification for welfare recipients,” the president added.
“Having your own opinions is one thing. Voting against the party on every single issue, you’re eventually going to make too many enemies, and that is the problem that Thomas has had,” Vice President JD Vance said in October. He added, “It’s not one issue. It’s not three or four issues. It’s that every time that we’ve needed Thomas for a vote, he has been completely unwilling to provide it.”
Unlike U.S. Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY), who drives us a little crazy but at least has a set of principles, Massie is an unprincipled underminer only interested in media love and attention.
