Thomas Massie

“Massie continues to hold a durable base of support, especially among Republicans drawn to his independent brand and willingness to break with party leadership,” the poll analysis reads. “But in a primary shaped heavily by Trump’s endorsement, national attention, and outside spending, Gallrein’s lead on both the initial ballot and leaner allocation shows the Trump-backed challenger in the stronger position entering the final stretch.”

The survey, taken between May 11 and 12, is the first poll to show Gallrein in the lead, as other surveys had shown Massie up by single digits. The trend does not bode well for Massie, who has won every primary challenge since entering Congress with over 70% of the vote.

This week has trended in a bad direction for Massie, with news breaking late Tuesday that Massie’s former girlfriend accused him of offering her cash to drop a wrongful termination complaint against Massie ally Rep. Victoria Spartz (R-IN). Massie denied the allegations brought by his former girlfriend, Cynthia West, who worked in Spartz’s Washington office during the period she said she was dating Massie.

“It’s sad that a week before this election, people are making false and unsubstantiated allegations about me in an obvious attempt to influence the outcome of this election,” Massie said.

EX-GIRLFRIEND ACCUSES THOMAS MASSIE OF OFFERING HER CASH TO DROP COMPLAINT AGAINST HIS ALLY

Massie voiced concerns last week, during an interview with Tucker Carlson, that he ‘may lose’ the primary because of the millions of dollars in outside negative ad spending against him, which he says is coming from billionaires and pro-Israel groups.

Kentucky’s early voting begins on Thursday, with the primary election on Tuesday, May 19.