Massie Loses. Massie for President? 45% of America is Trans…partisan. Karen Matthews-Independent Vet for Congress in CA-23.
Tom Massie just lost the most expensive House primary in history — and may have won the long game. 45% of America now identifies as transpartisan, gas is over $6 a gallon in California, and an independent Navy vet doctor is staring down an incumbent who won't even hold a town hall. Paul Rieckhoff breaks the briefing, then hands the mic to Dr. Karen Matthews — the independent veteran running in CA-23 who could blow this race wide open on June 2nd.
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