From a local news report...
Looking at donations since the start of the year, the number of contributions to Ed Gallrein and Thomas Massie’s campaigns by Kentuckians didn't crack 6%, according to the Federal Election Commission.
Contributions made to the campaigns from New York, California, and Washington, D.C. made up 20% of donations to Gallrein's campaign and around 15% of Massie’s campaign.
According to AdImpact, $32.6 million was spent on advertising in the race that cost Thomas Massie his seat on Capitol Hill. Pro-Ed Gallrein spending topped $18 million. Pro-Massie spending neared $14 million.
Federal Election Commission records show pro-Israel groups played a major part in the flood of advertising.
The United Democracy Project, a group supported by the American Israel Public Affairs Committee, spent more than $4 million on advertising opposing Massie and supporting Gallrein.
MAGA Kentucky, a political PAC supported by billionaire Paul Singer, was among the largest contributors to take Massie down, with more than $11.2 million spent.
Kentucky 4th PAC spent $6.6 million in advertising opposing Gallrein. Federal records do not show who has contributed to the political action committee.
Gov. Andy Beshear reacted in a post on social media.
"Thomas Massie and I don't agree on much, but billionaires and special interest groups spent $35 million in Kentucky to unseat one conservative congressman - all because he stood up to Trump. It's everything that's wrong with our politics today," Beshear posted.
https://www.wlky.com/article/outside-spending-massie-politics-kentucky/71388889
Also in that article, the statement that "Kentucky has become reliably Republican". I think that' mostly Lex's doing. :-)
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on May 26, 2026, 15:00:01, in reply to "