Kentucky Republicans Weigh Massie Renomination as Iran War Pushes Gas to $4.62
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Updated · The New York Times · May 15
Kentucky Republicans Weigh Massie Renomination as Iran War Pushes Gas to $4.62
2 articles · Updated · The New York Times · May 15
$4.62-a-gallon gas in Falmouth has turned next week’s Kentucky Fourth District Republican primary into a referendum on the Iran war’s cost at home.
Thomas Massie enters the vote as the party’s most outspoken critic of the war, arguing the conflict clashes with the “America First” message many local Republicans expected from Donald Trump.
Ed Gallrein, a former Navy SEAL backed by Trump, poses the strongest threat to Massie’s renomination as voters balance loyalty to the president against rising household costs.
Trump has shown little sign that domestic pain will alter his approach, saying this week that Americans’ financial hardship motivates him to seek an Iran deal “not even a little bit.”
With war costs soaring, will the economic pain for Americans outweigh the strategic goals in Iran?
How will the global economy adapt if the unprecedented dual-chokepoint shipping crisis persists?