A Republican’s Stand Against the Iran War Stirs Up a Heated Kentucky Primary

Representative Thomas Massie, Republican of Kentucky, denounced the war in Iran five days before his party’s leading outreach group for Jewish voters released a provocative ad attacking him.

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The ad, narrated in an ominous voice, said, "Thomas Massie: He stands with Iran and radical leftists in Congress opposing Trump," and showed an American flag burning and a parade of warheads.

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Massie posted the commercial on his own X account and said he hoped to use it for fundraising, arguing he is being badly outspent by his opposition.

The May primary is cast as a high-profile test of President Trump’s ability to oust a Republican who has crossed him and is also shaping up as an indicator of G.O.P. attitudes toward the Iran conflict, which the article says the U.S. and Israel entered together.

The piece reports that the G.O.P. has largely rallied around Mr. Trump’s decision to attack Iran while the broader American public appears more skeptical.

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Massie, described as long-popular in a conservative but independent-minded section of Kentucky along the Ohio River, faces national opposition descending on his district.

Massie acknowledged polling challenges, saying, “I may be on the wrong side of polling right now,” but added, “I think I’ll eventually be shown to be right on this, and the American people will come around, too.”

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