@LPNH@allbesaved In our current system Massie being in or out of office results in the same thing - nothing. One less decent person in office in a super majority of scum doesn’t screw us over any more than we were already screwed
Also, standing on his principles is not having TDS
What do you expect from a couple statesmen in a swamp full of grifters with special interests? When you are one of the few statesmen who represent the people’s interests in a super majority of politicians who don’t represent the people there isn’t much you CAN do in our current system
After Trump’s terrible 2nd term I just can’t see any Republican winning a national election.
Uphill battle in the GOP primary where he’s going against the entire system (much like Ron Paul both times he ran, especially 2012) let alone being the Republican candidate after Trump
I’d still vote for him if I had any faith left in the system… and him winning the GOP primary could be that glimmer of hope I need… otherwise I’ll just vote for the Libertarian candidate for ballot access or stay home.
If Lindsey Graham, Laura Loomer, and Mark Levin are the respected Republicans, and Thomas Massie, Rand Paul, and Majorie Taylor Greene are the RINOs, then what does that make the Republican Party??
Obviously, I want @RepThomasMassie to run for president in 2028. Here’s what I think work in his favor and against:
In his favor:
• Ron Paul came very close to winning the GOP primary in 2012, and without the alternative media apparatus that Massie has available now.
• Every argument Dr Paul made in 2012 has only been strengthened since then.
• He could be very popular with independent voters and pull in support that is not available to anyone else who’d be running against him.
• He will likely have Tucker Carlson, Candace Owens, Joe Rogan, and Theo Von in his corner. Dave Smith will also presumably be stumping for him every chance he gets. He could also get support from the Young Turks and Jimmy Dore, although that is unlikely to be impactful. Megyn Kelly and Nick Fuentes could also potentially support him, but those are not guaranteed.
• He would have the best chance to win the General of anyone likely to run for the GOP nomination.
• Even if he loses, he has a very real chance to make an even larger cultural impact than either Dr Paul or Bernie Sanders did.
• Losing his congressional primary makes him somewhat of a political martyr and a rallying point against big money in politics. It will also give him time to start making the podcast rounds and familiarize himself further with that space.
• He is extremely intelligent, knows his shit, and decently media-savvy.
• No one has more credibility when it comes to fighting corruption and Israeli influence over the gov’t.
• He doesn’t have the stink of this administration on him at all. Quite the opposite.
• He’s a literal genius with an impressive list of private sector accomplishments.
• He’s a legitimately good person.
Working against him:
• MAGA also has a strong presence in the alt media, and he has pissed them off. The Daily Wire crew will also oppose him, as will the animated husk of TPUSA.
• Blue-pilled Boomers will still go for the establishment candidates, and they vote in primaries in high numbers.
• Any of left-of-center support, and he will have some, can be weaponized against him.
• A lot of support he’ll get will be from libertarians, MAHA, and left-of-center people who will not vote in a GOP primary in high numbers.
• The big money will be against him, and they are not afraid to smear him.
• Losing his congressional primary will have a stink that will be very easy for people to pounce on.
• He’s kinda nerdy and a little awkward. While he’s more charismatic than Rand Paul, that’s not saying much.
• His economic stances involve a lot of hard-to-swallow pills. It’s also borderline impossible to explain economics to people.
• If JD Vance does choose to run, he could be a difficult opponent because he also very intelligent, and he’s more charismatic. He has already shown a strong ability to play the podcast circuit too, possibly better. He also has meme game.
• Trump will still be influential, and he will fully oppose Massie.
• He’s often seen as too rigid and unwilling to compromise. While libertarians like that, most do not.
• While he has a good record on Covid, the importance of that in people’s heads finishes by the day.
• Politics is dirty, and he is not.
• The Israel lobby is rich and powerful.
• There will death threats. He represents a very real threat to a lot of livelihoods.
@mandyarthur **Graham voted with Biden's positions >50% of the time in 2023 (mostly nominations, per 538 data). Massie voted with him only 1.8% during the 117th Congress (per FiveThirtyEight/Wikipedia).**
Trump did endorse Graham for his 2026 re-election.
I filed with FEC for the 2028 House race.
This allows me to raise funds to continue my political operations supporting my position as a current office holder and as a potential candidate for federal office.
I haven’t made a final decision about which office to seek, if I run.
If Thomas Massie held the same exact views but ran as a Democrat, Libertarian, Republican, or Independent, I would support him.
If you can't understand that, you are thinking of politics like a team sport, and you are a very unserious person.
If you backed @RepThomasMassie because he challenged war, defended liberty, respected constitutional limits, and refused to bow to political strongmen, you are not politically homeless.
You are just closer to libertarianism than the Republican Party ever wanted you to realize.
It’s not an antisemitic conspiracy theory when a foreign lobby openly brags that they bought two congressional seats with candidates who will be loyal to Israel.
@MAGAPhil1776@ComicDaveSmith JD can’t smoke anyone in the primary lmao. GOP is an absolute mess we are getting a Democrat in 2028 because of how bad Trump has been regardless, so who even cares