How Massie’s Kentucky primary may test Trump’s hold on the Republican Party

A fork in the road That principled conservatism is what appeals to Joshua Crider, who lives in Greenup, Kentucky, on the far eastern edge of Massie’s district. “Massie seems to me to be the same person he was six years ago — someone who wants to lower our national debt instead of adding to it,” Crider said. He voted for Trump in 2016, 2020 and 2024 but has soured on the president in his second term for failing to live up to the promises he made on the campaign trail. …