Every new member of North Carolina's congressional delegation — Don Davis, D-NC1; Valerie Foushee, D-NC4; Chuck Edwards, R-NC11; Wiley Nickel, D-NC13; and Jeff Jackson, D-NC14 — is coming into office via the state Senate.
The GOP is anticipating considerable gains in November’s midterms, but there are plenty of cracks in their façade. Poor candidates, sub-par messaging, and the Donald Trump effect are just some of the political baggage handicapping Republicans across the country. While North Carolina Republicans are far from immune from these problems, there are several signals they...
After a contentious Republican primary, 26-year-old freshman Congressman Madison Cawthorn, who represents the far west of North Carolina, was defeated in his bid for re-election by state Sen. Chuck Edwards. As the district is securely Republican, Edwards is likely to win the seat in November. The Cook Political Report and Decision Desk HQ have both called...
On May 4, U.S. Rep. Madison Cawthorn, a Republican who represents North Carolina’s far west in Congress, commented on Twitter that the release of a sexual video of him was “blackmail.” The case that political opponents releasing the video, which shows Cawthorn naked in a hotel room bed with another man, breaks blackmail laws may...
Below are a few of the stories that caught my eye this week. I’m kind of wondering now what the next crazy Madison Cawthorn story is that will drop in the news cycle. Your guess is probably as good as mine. Biden says MAGA ‘most extreme’ group in recent US history, warns gays may face...
Political endorsements have fallen by the wayside in recent years — unless it means the backing of Donald Trump.
Congressman Madison Cawthorn, R-NC, was cites for possession of a dangerous weapon after having a loaded handgun at the Transportation Security Administration checkpoint at Charlotte Douglas Airport. Police say that Cawthorn cooperated with authorities after an agent found the weapon in a bag and Cawthorn said it was his.
An internal memo obtained by Carolina Journal claims Chuck Edwards, candidate for North Carolina’s far western 11th Congressional District, has some momentum toward defeating incumbent U.S. Representative Madison Cawthorn. The memo shows polling data from Edwards’ campaign pollster Glen Bolger with Public Opinion Strategies, a three‑time winner of the “Republican Pollster of the Year.” The memo references...
In late March, a super PAC started by U.S. Rep. Madison Cawthorn’s 2020 Democrat opponent, Moe Davis, endorsed Wendy Nevarez in the Republican primary for N.C.’s 11th Congressional District. The American Muckrakers PAC — also known as the Fire Madison Cawthorn PAC — encouraged Democrats to switch their affiliation to unaffiliated and vote for Nevarez. ...
Despite not appearing on the ballot in 2022, North Carolina’s first black lieutenant governor, Mark Robinson, has been the focus of a week’s worth of negative stories from the mainstream press. Conservatives have largely rallied around the likely 2024 Republican gubernatorial candidate, though, as past comments against teaching transgender sexuality in schools and his wife’s...
U.S. Rep. Madison Cawthorn, N.C.-11, is facing criticism on several fronts as he begins his re-election campaign in his far-western N.C. home district. Cawthorn previously stated he would move to a district closer to Charlotte to run for re-election. At the time, he stated he “did not want to see a go along to get...
