What does Thomas Massie’s loss say about the future of the right?

About this episode

The episode discusses the implications of Thomas Massie's electoral loss to a Trump-backed challenger and its impact on the future of the Republican Party.

Congressman Thomas Massie, one of the most vocal Republican critics of Donald Trump lost his fight for re-election in Kentucky to a Trump-backed challenger. Freddy Gray is joined by Spectator contributors Daniel McCarthy and Christopher Caldwell to discuss where Thomas Massie went wrong, how corruption centred around the campaign, whether or not Trump's success is a reflection of the upcoming midterms and the way Europe reacts to Trump more broadly. Become a Spectator subscriber today to access this podcast without adverts. Go to spectator.co.uk/adfree to find out more. For more Spectator podcasts, go to spectator.co.uk/podcasts . Contact us: podcast@spectator.co.uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Host: Freddy Gray

Guests: Daniel McCarthy, Christopher Caldwell

Topics covered

• Thomas Massie
• Donald Trump
• Republican politics
• midterms
• campaign corruption
• European reaction to Trump

Keywords

• Thomas Massie
• Donald Trump
• Republican Party
• midterms
• campaign corruption
• Kentucky
• politics
• European reaction

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Spectator

Places: Kentucky

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