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Prairie Gates

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1. He has to make a lesson of somebody on the right - he's choosing Massie
Tue Jun 24, 2025, 01:24 PM
Jun 24

It is extremely aggressive behavior that suggests the conservative support in Congress is beginning to crack. He has to show potential defectors what happens, and he's picked Massie (in a safe GOP seat) to do it. But there's a sense here that it's too aggressive by half - the Trumpies are worried about their legislative priorities, in other words.

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