Thomas Massie on opponents buying his seat
par Flint: Commonwealth
Representative Thomas Massie voiced clear frustration after claiming that outside interests purchased his congressional seat. He questioned why spending in the contest rose so sharply and explained that the choice was made to acquire the position through heavy spending. The effort proved quite costly for those involved. Despite many questionable tactics directed at his campaign, Massie continued on his path and avoided any improper moves.
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The SOBs in Washington tried to buy my vote. They couldn't buy it. Why did the race get so expensive? Because they decided to buy the seat. And it got really expensive for them. Look, they used a lot of dirty tricks, but we stayed but we stayed the course. We did not, we didn't bend a knee, we didn't throw a foul ball, we didn't do any of those things. We didn't knee cap anybody. We had lots of opportunities to try a lot of stuff like that and we never did it. We ran a
