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Massie Concession Speech: "I've Got Seven Months Left In Congress"
RealClear Politics ^ | 05/20/2026 | Ian Schwartz

Posted on 05/20/2026 6:32:56 AM PDT by thegagline

REP. THOMAS MASSIE (R-KY): Listen, I would have come out sooner, but I had to call my opponent and concede, and it took a while to find Ed Gallrein in Tel Aviv. I did get the call through, though. I have called and conceded the race.

*** We didn't lose this race because we didn't have enough money. It is the most expensive race ever. But why am I hopeful right now? Because***We have the younger demographic. *** [A]fter 18 months of blacking, of a blackout, of not letting me on Fox, they finally let me on Fox today, four hours into the election. Hey, hey, their slop, their slop is selling, so they'll keep selling it.

But listen, I got to watch Fox also for the first time in 18 months. And there was the president talking about, by the way, while gas is almost $5 and diesel is almost $6, they're talking about this big ballroom they're going to build, and it looks like the Roman Empire, architecture from the Roman Empire. I see a few analogies there, and people are just trying to make ends meet. *** But we were promised that Miriam Adelson would pay for that ballroom. She spent so much money in this race, they're going to have to reduce the footprint of that thing. *** We're not going to fight some other country's wars, are we? No. What else do we stand for?

We don't want to send our money overseas. Okay, I'll go for that. I've got a bill to do that.

I've also got a bill to end the Ed in the Department of Education.*** We're tired of meddling overseas. We can't afford it. Our empire will collapse if we keep sending our money to other countries.***

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TOPICS: Hamas; Hezbollah; Iran; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; Qatar
KEYWORDS: antiamericann; antiamericannnazi; blameaipac; concession; edgallrein; election; hamas; hezbollah; iran; irgc; kentucky; lookwhohatesjews; nazi; primary; qatar; thomasmassie; threat

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This speech sounded both a concession speech as well as the start of a possible presidential campaign.

As the Democrats move further to the left and many voters are feeling the ill effects of a faltering economy etc., there may be an opportunity for an outsider to run- either to earnestly seek the presidency or to play spoiler.

Time will tell.

1 posted on 05/20/2026 6:32:56 AM PDT by thegagline
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To: thegagline

All...of...this...insane talk! Why is everyone wasting time? Start the civil war already and let’s get it over with. Hakeem Jeffries seems to be trying to light the fire. Somebody give him a match so he will quit using his tongue.


2 posted on 05/20/2026 6:35:52 AM PDT by MeneMeneTekelUpharsin (Freedom is the freedom to discipline yourself so others don't have to do it for you.)
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To: thegagline

Sometimes Massie and Paul just like to play the role of jerk. They do it well.


3 posted on 05/20/2026 6:36:13 AM PDT by ComputerGuy
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To: thegagline

More on that Boebert bonking will end that pretend perot vengeance play.


4 posted on 05/20/2026 6:36:43 AM PDT by angrymarine (I have neither the time nor the inclination to explain myself.)
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To: thegagline

I am against the whole “lame duck” thing. People lose elections when voters are tired of their BS. Why then allow for continued months of the same BS? Elections have consequences, right? Install the newly elected persons the day after Election Day. Why not? Someone please explain the benefit of a lame duck session. I think it is mainly to give the people currently in power enough time to cover up their shenanigans.


5 posted on 05/20/2026 6:38:04 AM PDT by bk1000 (Banned from Breitbart)
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To: ComputerGuy

6 posted on 05/20/2026 6:39:49 AM PDT by rlmorel (Factio Communistica Sinensis Delenda Est)
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To: thegagline
it took a while to find Ed Gallrein in Tel Aviv

Seriously? That's where he was on election night?
7 posted on 05/20/2026 6:40:09 AM PDT by rightwingintelligentsia (Democrats: The perfect party for the helpless and stupid, and those who would rule over them.)
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To: ComputerGuy

rand paul is an Attention whore bitch boy that suffers from little man syndrome.

When Markwayne Mullin told him he got why his neighbor kicked his ass he wasn’t wrong.....and personally speaking, I don’t necessarily disagree.


8 posted on 05/20/2026 6:42:08 AM PDT by V_TWIN (America....so great even the people that hate it, won't leave)
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To: thegagline

He sure does ramble.


9 posted on 05/20/2026 6:42:40 AM PDT by plain talk
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To: LS; thegagline; Red Badger; SunkenCiv; Liz; PJ-Comix; Libloather; GOPJ; Kaslin; BenLurkin; ...

But!

The problem is They ALL “have got seven months left in Congress.”

EVERY defeated Senator and Congress representative now has seven months left to defeat America and president Trump while they are cheered on by the democrat party liners and their slavish massed news media! Coryn, Cassidy, Thune (until voted out of Senate Leadership), Massie, and their ilk will be fill-sided democrat (er, international global communist Islamic) supporters.

Heck. Seeing their future defeats, even Murkowski, Thune, Graham, and other leaners and fallers in the Bush-Romney-Cheney-McCain GROPElite margins may go full democrat before they leave.


10 posted on 05/20/2026 6:42:47 AM PDT by Robert A Cook PE
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To: rightwingintelligentsia

Massie was being an antisemitic jackass with that comment.

Good riddance to that Jew hating POS.


11 posted on 05/20/2026 6:43:53 AM PDT by V_TWIN (America....so great even the people that hate it, won't leave)
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To: rlmorel

Here’s hoping!


12 posted on 05/20/2026 6:44:14 AM PDT by V_TWIN (America....so great even the people that hate it, won't leave)
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To: bk1000

This was just the primary. Real election against a Democrat is in November. Then the winners are sworn in in January.


13 posted on 05/20/2026 6:44:39 AM PDT by FamiliarFace (I got my own way of livin' But everything gets done With a southern accent Where I come from. TPetty)
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To: bk1000

I am against the whole “lame duck” thing.


Massie lost his primary yesterday. Election Day is in November.


14 posted on 05/20/2026 6:45:02 AM PDT by hanamizu
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---"Massie Concession Speech: 'I've Got Seven Months Left In Congress' " TO TAKE REVENGE, essentially, on those who refused me.
15 posted on 05/20/2026 6:47:07 AM PDT by Worldtraveler once upon a time (Degrow government)
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To: rightwingintelligentsia
it took a while to find Ed Gallrein in Tel Aviv
“Seriously? That's where he was on election night?”

It was a joke. Massie was referring to the amount of money ( allegedly over $15.5 million dollars) Gallrein received from pro-Israel PACs. By contrast, Massie received no money from AIPAC etc.

16 posted on 05/20/2026 6:47:48 AM PDT by thegagline (Sic semper tyrannis! Trump & Vance, 2024! (Formerly) Goldwater & Thomas Sowell)
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Right on Masie. Isolation is the key. Keep our troops and equipment here. Why should we bother to take out Iran’s nukes before they’re built? That’s just plain stupid.

When Iran begins to launch nukes our way just shoot’em out of the sky. How simple is that? So simple only a Trump could not figure it out.

Blah, blah, blah... Tucker is so smart. Blah, blah, blah... Tucker is the smartest thing since sliced bread. Blah, blah, blah... Tucker knows everything. Blah, blah, blah.... Trump is stupid. Blah, blah, blah... Israel is running America...


17 posted on 05/20/2026 6:50:09 AM PDT by Sir Bangaz Cracka (Poor 'lil Travon bees slamming dat white cracka'a head into dat sidewalk causin he be scared)
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To: thegagline

Somebody made the point that he could run as an independent for his house seat.


18 posted on 05/20/2026 6:50:15 AM PDT by McGruff
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To: ComputerGuy

“and it took a while to find Ed Gallrein in Tel Aviv“

Ugh, What an ungracious scumbag.


19 posted on 05/20/2026 6:51:32 AM PDT by gibsonguy
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Massie has been damn near useless as a legislator for his whole career in politics.

He should have run for an executive office before bringing his politics to a national platform.

20 posted on 05/20/2026 6:51:44 AM PDT by Alberta's Child (If I leave here, it’s because I’m tired of arguing with geriatric parrots wearing MAGA hats.)
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