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Thomas Massie Files To Run For The House Again In 2028 Days After Losing Against Trump-Backed Candidate

Republican Rep. Thomas Massie of Kentucky has filed for a political campaign in 2028 but says he has not decided whether to run. Massie, a self-identified libertarian, lost the Republican primary campaign for Kentucky's 4th Congressional District to Ed Gallrein, a Navy SEAL veteran backed by Presid...

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What happened Rep. Thomas Massie said his political career won't end with his bruising primary defeat and filed to run for the same House seat.
The headline split One side frames it as "Thomas Massie Files To Run For The House Again In 2028 Days After Losing Against Trump-Ba...". The other frames it as "Thomas Massie files for 2028 political campaign".
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Left / center-leftThomas Massie Files To Run For The House Again In 2028 Days After Losing Against Trump-Backed Candidate

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Right / center-rightThomas Massie files for 2028 political campaign

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The BlazeNews report · May 26, 6:30 PM

Thomas Massie files for 2028 political campaign

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Republican Rep. Thomas Massie of Kentucky has filed for a political campaign in 2028 but says he has not decided whether to run. Massie, a self-identified libertarian, lost the Republican p...

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International Business TimesNews report · May 26, 5:34 PM

Thomas Massie Files To Run For The House Again In 2028 Days After Losing Against Trump-Backed Candidate

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Rep. Thomas Massie said his political career won't end with his bruising primary defeat and filed to run for the same House seat.

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