Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) made clear he is keeping all options open after his primary loss.“I will not rule out anything, and right now I’m not going to rule in anything,” Massie said on Meet the Press. He added: “Look, I’ve spent the last five days on my farm with my grandkids and my cattle and my peach trees, and it’s a pretty nice life. I don’t know if I want to screw that up again. I’ve been in Congress 14 years, fighting.”Massie continued: “Every hour that passes, I get decompressed a little bit more. It’s like coming up from the bottom of the ocean, and I’ll take some time and decide what’s next, but I think I will stay engaged in some way or shape. Maybe it’s from the outside. I’ve been exposing what’s going on in Washington, D.C. for years, and I’ll keep doing it.”When asked if he would run as a Republican, Massie replied: “I won’t rule anything out. I won’t rule out a run for county commissioner. I used to be the County judge executive here. That was probably the best job I ever had in politics.”He urged: “I would encourage people watching this show to act locally and to run for local offices. We can make a difference. There’s 3000 counties in this country. Run for one of those offices. We got to change it at the grassroots first.”
