The Anti-Israel Obsession, the Candidate Chaos, and a Party Coming Apart

- Thomas Massie gets routed in Kentucky after drifting from reliable conservative votes into anti-Israel fixation, Democrat-aligned outrage, and open conflict with Trump. - Maine’s Democratic nominee becomes an even bigger liability as new posts surface, deepening the case that the party is stuck defending a candidate who looks wildly unfit for office. - John Cornyn’s Senate hopes take a direct hit as Trump backs Ken Paxton, turning the Texas race into another purge of old-guard Republicans who broke with the movement. - Cambridge manages to turn gunshot detection into a racism debate, voting to ban ShotSpotter just days after a random gunman terrorizes the city in broad daylight. - The broader theme is that the left keeps normalizing extremes — from anti-Zionist prison fantasies to media excuses for cultural collapse — while voters keep rewarding the side that looks tougher and more coherent.