"There, Rep. Thomas Massie lost to a Trump-backed candidate after the president and his allies blitzed Massie with tens of millions in ads. In fact, this was the most expensive House primary in history with $33 million total spent on TV ads and a lot of it aimed at Massie, according to NPR ad-tracking partner AdImpact."
"Trump made it clear again that he's the Alpha Dog in Republican Party politics. Massie became the latest, high-profile political casualty Tuesday night. Trump said all he needed was a "warm body" to pluck the thorn-in-Trump's-side that Massie had become. And in Ed Gallrein, who served in the Navy as a SEAL officer, Trump said he got that warm body with "a big, beautiful brain.""
"Following Republican Sen. Bill Cassidy's primary loss in Louisiana Saturday, this week has been a punctuation mark on Trump's strength with the party. In addition to Massie and Cassidy losing, another Trump foe, Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger, also did not advance to a runoff for Georgia governor Tuesday night."
"Raffensperger was at the center of the 2020 presidential election controversy in the state when Trump pressured him to overturn the election results there that saw Democrat Joe Biden narrowly win the state. Raffensperger refused to go along and now joins a list of Republicans whose political careers were shortened because GOP voters punished them after"
Trump-backed candidates won additional Republican primaries, with Kentucky standing out as Rep. Thomas Massie lost to a candidate supported by Trump. Trump and allies spent tens of millions of dollars on television ads targeting Massie, making the House primary the most expensive in history at $33 million total. The results reinforced Trump’s influence within the Republican Party, with high-profile opponents losing after facing heavy pressure. Other Republicans also failed to advance, including Bill Cassidy in Louisiana and Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger in the race for governor. Raffensperger’s earlier refusal to overturn the 2020 election results in Georgia became a key factor in his political setback. The outcomes suggest Trump’s strength in primaries while general-election challenges remain ahead.
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