'Embarrassing': Trump's endorsement rejected by Republicans in 'landslide' defeat for seat once he

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‘Embarrassing’: Trump’s endorsement rejected by Republicans in ‘landslide’ defeat for seat once held by his chief of staff




Published 8 hours ago on June 23, 2020


Voters in North Carolina went to the polls on Tuesday for a special election to fill the vacancy created when Rep. Mark Meadows (R-NC) resigned from Congress to serve as Trump’s chief of staff.

Trump had repeatedly urged his supporters to back Lynda Bennett in the race for North Carolina’s 11th congressional district.



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[jimfields33]

1. The candidate who won is a complete wacky right winger even more then the loser

I’m not thrilled to have another righty extreme voting against all that is fair and just.

[Wawannabe]

2. This this this!

Read the CNN article and this kid seems to be a young Donald at this point. A real estate investment company owner and motivational speaker. His name is Madison Cawthorn.

From CNN:
“ Cawthorn -- who was partially paralyzed in a 2014 car crash -- is a "constitutional conservative" who is "committed to defending the values of faith, family and the freedom that have made America great," according to his website.”

End quote...

Hope there’s a D running. Not in NC so not informed. But this guy could be scary!

[Siwsan]

3. Retired Air Force Colonel Morris (Moe) Davis is the Democratic candidate

Morris Davis (Democratic Party) (also known as Moe) is running for election to the U.S. House to represent North Carolina's 11th Congressional District. He is on the ballot in the general election on November 3, 2020. He advanced from the Democratic primary on March 3, 2020.

Biography
Morris Davis was born in Shelby, North Carolina. Davis served in the United States Air Force from 1983 to 2008 and reached the rank of colonel. He earned a bachelor's degree from Appalachian State University in 1980. He earned a J.D. from the North Carolina Central University School of Law in 1983. He earned masters' degrees in military law from George Washington University and the United States Army JAG School in 1992. His career experience includes working as a chief prosecutor, an administrative law judge, a law professor, a national security expert, and as a network television commentator with ABC, CNN, NBC, Fox, MSNBC, and National Public Radio.[1]

https://ballotpedia.org/Morris_%22Moe%22_Davis

[Wawannabe]

4. Cool

Go Moe! Madison Cawthorn may be a nice young man but I sure as hell don’t want to see him elected.

[Siwsan]

7. There's just something about him that has me thinking, "Hmmmmm"

His bio said he was home schooled, and in 2014 Mark Meadows nominated him to the Naval Academy. Then he had that car accident. Nothing about any further education/degrees. And, if Meadows thought so highly of him, why didn't get get his endorsement?

According to this bio, "He challenges people across the nation to have faith, work hard, play by the rules and pursue the American dream." Yet, he's a big trump* supporter who has never had faith, worked hard, played by the rules, and who GRIFTED. Not my idea of the 'American Dream'.

[WinstonSmith4740]

15. That's one strong candidate.

Wonder how they're going to go about sliming him.

[CurtEastPoint]

8. Here he is

[moose65]

9. There IS a D running

This is not the district I live in, but it's close. A little history: this district is in the southwestern part of the state. Mountainous, mostly rural district that does contains two state universities (Western Carolina and UNC-Asheville) and did contain the city of Asheville (the largest city in the mountains). However, after the Republicans gained control of our General Assembly in 2010, they gerrymandered Asheville out of the district, which led to the election of Mark Meadows.

After almost a decade of lawsuits and several rulings against them for gerrymandering, the Republicans finally gave up last year, and are essentially handing Democrats 2 pickups this fall. One in Wake County and one in Forsyth and Guilford Counties. They also put Asheville back into the 11th, which makes it swingy.

The 11th has a weird dynamic. Asheville and its surrounding towns are quite liberal - an oasis in the desert. Jackson County, where Western Carolina is, leans Democratic as well. The far southwestern areas near Murphy are kind of a mix of ex-hippies and strange, ultra right-wing militia types. This is the area where Eric Rudolph hid out after the Atlanta bombings in the late 90's.

The other counties are small and mostly rural. The reservation for the Eastern Band of the Cherokee is in the district, as well as the NC part of the Great Smoky Mountain National Park.

Moe Davis is a perfect candidate for this district. He can't be labelled as some "pansy libtard" because of his military background. Cawthorn is young and inexperienced. Plus, he's a young version of Meadows and Trump. If Davis does well in Asheville and Buncombe County, he has a good chance to take this one.

[lonely bird]

14. Faith, family, freedom probably translates

into God, guns and gays.

Don't give a damn about his faith as it is unnecessary for holding office. Don't give a damn about his family as that is also irrelevant. Will wait, probably a very long time, for his definition of freedom.

Word salad, dog whistle bullshit.

[yardwork]

11. It's a gerrymandered district full of right wing lunatics.

[lagomorph777]

12. Apparently it's been un-gerrymandered again; see post above.

[paleotn]

18. That's the NC 11th....

Righty extreme is par for the course. Venture outside the Asheville / Buncombe County bubble and it's like stepping into another world. Many would happily go back to the 16th century....witch burning, religious wars....all the old timey stuff they loved so well.

Use to live there. Had enough. Left.

[brooklynite]

5. This is, to be honest, the Republican"AOC"

Young newcomer activist with no ties to Party leadership.

[jayschool2013]

6. NC-11

It's an R+14 district on Ballotpedia, meaning that in a normal year, the Republican can be expected to win by 14 percentage points, or about 57-43.

That's a steep hill to climb, but you'd think any sane person who looks at the candidates' resumes would choose Moe Davis. But some districts ...

[moose65]

10. It may not be so Republican any more

Its boundaries were changed last year. Asheville was put back into the district, which changes the dynamic.

[Hulk]

13. I thought meadows district was being eliminated?

Apparently not.

Is there any chance the Democrats can take that seat?

[keithbvadu2]

16. Npw that she has lost, Trump will be sure to to blame her for being incompetent and insufficient for

Npw that she has lost, Trump will be sure to to blame her for being incompetent and insufficient for the job.

[IronLionZion]

17. GOP needs to experience lots more landslide defeats

especially this November

[Omaha Steve]

19. After a review by forum hosts....LOCKING

Dupe. See the earlier post here: https://www.democraticunderground.com/10142521889

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