60 Minutes · Watch: Rep. Thomas Massie concedes Kentucky House GOP primary to Trump-backed Ed Gallrein

1. 1. Representative Thomas Massie has officially conceded the Kentucky House GOP primary election to his opponent, Ed Gallrein.
2. 2. Massie declared his primary campaign was the most expensive congressional primary in the 250-year history of the United States.
3. 3. Massie's campaign independently spent over $15 million and was never outspent more than two-to-one during any week of the race.
4. 4. Massie thanked online influencers and volunteers for their critical role in producing videos and mobilizing young voters during his campaign.
5. 5. Commentators suggested that Massie's concession speech, in which he referred to his campaign as a "movement," implied his consideration of a political future in a post-Trump era.
6. 6. Ed O'Keefe attributed Massie's defeat primarily to the influence of well-funded pro-Israeli super PACs and President Trump's endorsement of his opponent, Ed Galvan.
7. 7. Democratic strategist Joel Payne argued that Donald Trump's political strategy demands "absolute 1,000% fealty" from the Republican base, evident in the enormous spending used to defeat less loyal Republicans.
8. 8. Payne contended that Trump's purging of Republican allies who are "90 plus percent allies" but not "105% allies" will complicate efforts to unite the closely divided Congress.
9. 9. Senator Bill Cassidy, recently defeated in a Trump-backed primary, demonstrated a shift in loyalty by voting differently on a war powers resolution than he had previously with the White House.