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The rigged Republican primary in Kentucky shows that you can't vote your way out of fascism

May 22, 2026
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When the results of Kentucky’s 4th Congressional District Republican Primary rolled in, we all made the same assumption: a seven-term incumbent had been defeated by record-breaking spending from Trump-aligned billionaires and the Israel lobby. That assumption was reasonable given the $32-35 million ad spending that utterly dwarfed the typical $1 million.

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