{"id":2599718,"date":"2026-05-07T01:29:02","date_gmt":"2026-05-07T05:29:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/massie-says-he-may-lose-primary-due-to-rivals-pro-israel-cash-advantage\/"},"modified":"2026-05-07T01:30:51","modified_gmt":"2026-05-07T05:30:51","slug":"massie-says-he-may-lose-primary-due-to-rivals-pro-israel-cash-advantage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/massie-says-he-may-lose-primary-due-to-rivals-pro-israel-cash-advantage\/","title":{"rendered":"Massie says he &#8216;may lose&#8217; primary due to rival&#8217;s pro-Israel cash advantage"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fmassie-says-he-may-lose-primary-due-to-rivals-pro-israel-cash-advantage%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2599718&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Rep. Thomas massie (R-KY) said his primary fight against Trump-endorsed opponent Ed Gallrein is likely to be very close, wiht turnout expected to decide the race. He warned that his margin is narrow and raised concerns that opponents are spending heavily-about $10 million-on negative advertising funded by foreign and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/report-anti-israel-activist-heading-to-biden-state-dept\/\" title=\"...ort:\u00a0Anti-... Activist Heading to Biden State Dept\">pro-israel groups<\/a>, including AIPAC and the Republican Jewish Coalition.<\/p>\n<p>Massie has consistently opposed foreign-aid and military-aid increases to Israel and said he has become a particular target as Trump boosted Gallrein. He also argued that the real issue in the race is foreign-funded ad spending, not the ground campaign.<\/p>\n<p>The article notes that Kentucky\u2019s 4th Congressional District is strongly Republican, and whoever wins the May 19 GOP primary is expected to win the seat in November. Massie has generally dominated prior Republican primary challenges and has <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >won past general elections<\/a> by large margins.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p>Rep. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/thomas-massie\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"17668\">Thomas Massie<\/a> (R-KY) expressed concern about the margins in his campaign against his<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"4\"> Trump<\/a>-endorsed primary opponent, Ed Gallrein, on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/poll-nevada-senate-republican-candidate-adam-laxalt-leads-democrat-sen-cortez-masto\/\" title=\"Poll: Nevada Senate ...ublican Candidate Adam Laxalt Leads Democrat Sen. Cortez Masto\">single-point lead<\/a> for me; it\u2019s not very fluid,\u201d Massie told <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/tucker-carlson\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"2481\">Tucker Carlson<\/a> in an interview on Wednesday night. \u201cIt\u2019s going to be close. The result is going to be based on who turns out.\u201d<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4558366\/trump-focus-south-carolina-indiana-victory\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Trump sets his gerrymandering sights on South Carolina after Indiana victory<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4557587\/democrats-eye-midterm-opening-in-trump-ballroom-security-funding-figh\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Democrats eye midterm opening in Trump ballroom security funding figh<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4557587\/democrats-eye-midterm-opening-in-trump-ballroom-security-funding-fight\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Democrats eye midterm opening in Trump ballroom security funding fight<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p>Massie, who is running for his eighth term in the lower chamber, said his adversaries are spending \u201c$10 million\u201d against his campaign, claiming that the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nikki-haley-keeps-one-eye-on-iowa-as-she-seeks-to-win-new-hampshire-primary\/\" title=\"Nikki Haley eyes Iowa, aims for New Hampshire primary win\">negative ad spending<\/a> is coming from billionaires and pro-Israel groups such as the Republican Jewish Coalition and the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/aipac\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"2620\">American Israel Public Affairs Committee<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3496543\/pro-israel-billionaires-thomas-massie-campaign-ads\/\" type=\"post\" id=\"3496543\">PRO-ISRAEL BILLIONAIRES SPENT OVER $1.5 MILLION IN 38 DAYS TO OUST THOMAS MASSIE<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Massie, who has consistently voted against foreign aid spending and military aid to Israel, has been a target of pro-Israel groups, particularly since President Donald Trump boosted Gallrein over Massie.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/opinion\/columnists\/4551998\/ed-gallrein-shows-northern-kentucky-what-he-is-made-of\/\">Gallrein<\/a>, a former Navy SEAL, saw a <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4557093\/trump-indiana-trouble-massie-cassidy-election\/\">boon to his confidence<\/a> going into the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kentucky\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"30\">Kentucky<\/a> 4th Congressional District primary this week when several of Trump\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/donald-trump-to-headline-rally-in-georgia-with-7-endorsed-primary-candidates\/\" title=\"Donald Trump to Headline Rally in Georgia with 7 Endorsed Primary Candidates\">endorsed primary candidates<\/a> in <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/indiana\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"1228\">Indiana<\/a> won their elections. Trump, who has backed several GOP candidates challenging Republican incumbents, had his bets on primary challengers pay off this week with his victories across the Indiana state elections.<\/p>\n<p>But Massie maintained during the Wednesday interview that the race is coming down to foreign-funded ad spending.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe real reason that this race is a serious race, and I may lose, is because a foreign lobby has fully funded, to the extent that they\u2019ve never done in any Republican race ever before, my opponent,\u201d Massie <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/tuckercarlson.com\/live-show-may-6-2026\">said<\/a> on <em>The Tucker Carlson Show<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4557093\/trump-indiana-trouble-massie-cassidy-election\/\" type=\"post\" id=\"4557093\">TRUMP\u2019S INDIANA VICTORY SPELLS TROUBLE FOR MASSIE AND CASSIDY ELECTION SURVIVAL<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The northern Kentucky race is a deep-red district, so whoever wins the May 19 primary is likely to win the seat in November. Since his first election to the district in 2012, Massie has won every primary challenge he has faced with over 70% of the vote.<\/p>\n<p>In 2022, the last time Massie faced a Democratic general election opponent, he won the race with 65% of the vote compared to his opponent\u2019s 31%. In 2024, Trump won the district with 66.9% of the vote, compared to former Vice President Kamala Harris\u2019s 31.4% of the vote.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rep. 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