Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) didn’t lose Tuesday — we lost him at least a year ago, when he deviated from being a principled conservative firebrand and started trafficking in conspiracy theories.

Massie and his supporters claim he was ousted because he didn’t support Israel, but Massie never supported Israel in his entire high-approval 14-year tenure. Notably, just days after the Oct. 7, 2023 massacre, Massie was one of two Republicans (the other was former Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene) who voted against an emergency aid package to fund Israel’s defense systems like Iron Dome.