Quantus Insights surveyed some 900 likely Republican voters in the Bluegrass State on May 11-12 and found that 48.2 percent support Gallrein over narcissistic RINO backstabber Thomas Massie who has 43.1 percent support.
When leaners are pushed to choose, Gallrein jumps to an eight-point lead over the insufferable Massie, 52.8 percent to 45.1 percent.
Early voting is set to begin this week. Election Day in Kentucky is next Tuesday, May 19.
In two previous polls taken of the race last month, Massie enjoyed a four- and a nine-point lead, respectively. But those were much smaller sample sizes (fewer than 450) and, well, five weeks is a long time in politics.
The real bad news for Massie is that the April poll that showed him nine points up over Gallrein (47 to 38 percent) was also a Quantus Insights poll. Polling is a bit of a mess these days, but one reliable way to at least gauge movement is by watching the same pollster. So…
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.
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[IsraelTimes] Rep. Thomas Massie criticizes opponent Ed Gallrein by highlighting his donor Singer with anti-LGBTQ torrent along with symbol that critics say is antisemitic move to ‘label the Jew’
A prominent Jewish donor to Republican politicians is the target of a new ad about the Kentucky GOP congressional primary.
The one-minute spot criticizes the candidacy of Republican Ed Gallrein, a retired Navy Seal backed by US President Donald Trump
...The Hero of Butler, Pennsylvania...
, who is running against incumbent Rep. Thomas Massie in Kentucky’s 4th district. Among Gallrein’s donors is Paul Singer, the billionaire hedge fund manager at Elliot Management.
The ad claims that Singer, 81, will bring his "trans madness to Kentucky." It describes him as a "major pro-gay, pro-trans activist who works with far-left, hardcore Democrats
...every time you hear the phrase white people,
white supremacy,
whiteanything but paint, you're listening to a Democrat. Ask him/her/it to reimagine something for you; they do that a lot, though not well. They can hear a dog whistle a mile or two away. They invented the spoils system and Tammany Hall, and inspired the addition of the word
(Thomas) Nastyto the English language. They want to stop continental drift and repeal the law of unintended side effects...
," and shows a Star of David overlaid with the rainbow Pride flag. It also shows drag queens, multiple Pride flags, and the logo of the LGBTQ advocacy group the Human Rights Campaign.
Singer, who is Jewish, is a major Republican donor. His son is gay, and Singer is a longtime advocate for gay rights.
The stereotype that Jews are responsible for promoting an LGBTQ agenda has proliferated on the far right, according to antisemitism watchdogs.
The Kentucky ad was paid for by Hold the Line PAC, a group "focused on Religious Liberty, 2A, and Restoring Election Integrity," according to its website. (HoldtheLinePAC.com is distinct from HoldtheLinePAC.org, a Democratic PAC.) It encourages viewers to vote for Massie, who has held the seat since 2012.
The ad has drawn widespread condemnation. "This ad is totally insane! As if homophobia wasn’t enough, you had to make it antisemitic, too, using a Star of David to label the Jew. I’ll always call out hate when we see it," tweeted Rep. Josh Gottheimer, a Jewish Democrat from New Jersey, about the ad.
It comes at a time when the Star of David is associated for many Americans not just with Judaism but with Israel, which is increasingly unpopular among voters in both parties.
Massie, the Kentucky incumbent, is one of the most anti-Israel Republicans in Congress, criticizing US support for Israel and voting against a resolution condemning the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions movement. In 2023, Massie voted against a resolution that equated anti-Zionism with antisemitism. And most recently, he voted against continued funding for the Iron Dome defense system in Israel and did not support American intervention in Iran. (He has also drawn allegations of antisemitism for comments unrelated to Israel, such as when he compared COVID measures to the Holocaust in a 2021 Twitter post.)
Singer, meanwhile, is one of the top Jewish donors to political causes. He gave $8.8 million to Republican candidates during the 2020 election cycle. Though Singer was a Trump skeptic during the president’s first term, he warmed up during his second term. Bloomberg reported Singer gave $14.5 million to the Senate Leadership Fund and $8 million to Congressional Leadership Fund.
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