I’m not a big fan of Massie, but if I was in his shoes and I was chased out of office in a primary campaign to a candidate funded by outsiders, I would not hesitate to run on a third party ticket in the general election.
I actually disagree with Massie on a fair bit myself, though I am with him re: Iran.
IIRC Trump actually paired with Liz Cheney to go after Massie in a past election. (Would be nice if Trump would learn to think twice when he’s got all the wrong team with him on a decision.)
Thomas was known as a big Ron Paul supporter in ‘08 and ran for that County Executive (local) position. He campaigned for Rand too in 2010 .
I remember it well and had some fleeting conversations with him when he decided to run for Congress in that primary.
I asked him about U.S. Senate he said he’d unlikely want to go further than the House and it looks like he still feels the same as he’s not running for it next year
It’s worth noting he’s wealthy from his previous life as a prolific inventor/patent holder I think he also ran a tech startup which he sold so he’s a true public servant. He’s the nicest guy you could ever meet and does not deserve the abuse or opprobrium. Let’s hope he prevails