When the dust settled on the May 19 primaries, President Donald Trump had scored a victory in his quest to mold the GOP in his image, for better or worse. After 14 years representing Kentucky in the US House, Thomas Massie came up short against his Trump-endorsed primary challenger, Ed Gallrein.
The Associated Press called the race for Gallrein early on Tuesday evening, but by then, the math wasn’t working for Massie. It wasn’t even close, Trump would probably say. By the time 99% of the votes had been counted, Gailrein was up 54.9% to Massie’s 45.1%.
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