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The North Carolina Republican faced sharp attacks from President Donald Trump after he voted against his massive tax and spending bill on Sa
Igor Bobic at HuffPost:
WASHINGTON ― Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) announced Sunday he won’t be seeking reelection, setting up a contentious race to replace him in the battleground state of North Carolina. “As many of my colleagues have noticed over the last year, and at times even joked about, I haven’t exactly been excited about running for another term,” Tillis said in a statement on Sunday. “That is true since the choice is between spending another six years navigating the political theatre and partisan gridlock in Washington or spending that time with the love of my life Susan, our two children, three beautiful grandchildren, and the rest of our extended family back home. It’s not a hard choice, and I will not be seeking re-election.”
Tillis’ announcement came just hours after President Donald Trump attacked him for opposing his massive tax and spending bill on the Senate floor on Saturday. Trump accused the senator of grandstanding and threatened to back a primary challenger against him. “Numerous people have come forward wanting to run in the Primary against ‘Senator Thom’ Tillis. I will be meeting with them over the coming weeks, looking for someone who will properly represent the Great People of North Carolina,” Trump wrote in a post on Truth Social. Tillis, a "centrist" Republican who was elected to the Senate in 2014, explained Saturday that he couldn’t support Trump’s “big, beautiful bill” because of how it would threaten Medicaid coverage for hundreds of thousands of vulnerable people in North Carolina. The legislation includes historic cuts to the safety net program totaling $800 billion.
[...] Tillis’ announcement comes as good news for Democrats, who were already hoping to recruit former North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper to run for the seat. The popular former governor is said to be considering it. Former Rep. Wiley Nickel (D-N.C.) also announced his campaign for the Senate seat earlier this year.
Republicans have many possible candidates to replace Tillis in the Senate, including Rep. Richard Hudson (R-N.C.), former Rep. Patrick McHenry (R-N.C.), Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Whatley, and Lara Trump, the president’s daughter-in-law and former co-chair of the Republican National Committee.
Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC) will be heading for the exits, as he announce that he won’t run again. This could be a prime flip opportunity for the Democrats.
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The two-term governor officially launched his campaign in a video.
In an election year of astronomically high stakes, in the absolutely crucial Senate race in North Carolina, Democrats got their wish with po
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This is who he's running against:
The RNC chair has already won the support of Donald Trump.
The ex-president is backing Michael Whatley, the chair of the North Carolina GOP, to take over for Ronna McDaniel.
"Only the best!" (the best nepotism, that is)
As a nepo baby himself, Donald Trump understands the value of being related to the right people. That's why he's supporting Eric Trump's wife Lara to be co-chairwoman of the Republican National Committee.
Former President Donald Trump will support North Carolina GOP Chair Michael Whatley to succeed Ronna McDaniel as the leader of the Republican National Committee, according to a Republican operative familiar with Trump’s decision. [ ... ] In addition to the Whatley nod, Trump will also support Lara Trump, the former president’s daughter-in-law, to serve as the RNC’s co-chairwoman. Lara Trump has long been an on-air surrogate for the ex-president, and during the 2022 campaign was briefly mentioned as a possible North Carolina Senate candidate.
Lara Trump won’t be running for Senate in North Carolina after all.� The former RNC co- chair, whose political experience sticks close to P
Alix Breeden at Daily Kos:
Lara Trump won’t be running for Senate in North Carolina after all. The former RNC co- chair, whose political experience sticks close to President Donald Trump’s campaigns, made the announcement Thursday morning via X. “After much consideration and heartfelt discussions with my family, friends, and supporters, I have decided not to pursue the United States Senate seat in North Carolina at this time,” she wrote. “I am deeply grateful for the encouragement and support I have received from the people of my home state whom I love so much. While I am not running in this election, my passion for Making America Great Again burns brightly, and I look forward to the future, wherever that leads.”
Instead of giving a go at a Senate run, Lara will be continuing her years-long attempt at a beleaguered singing career. The mother of two and wife of Eric Trump released her new Christian music single, “Eyes of God,” on Thursday. The rest of her debut album, “Just Lara,” will drop in August. “This song is a reminder that we are all more alike than we are different – everyone is dealing with different highs and lows and, in the era of hiding behind a screen, we should all take a moment to give one another a little grace,” she told The Telegraph. “Instead of turning to a negative comment, maybe it’s time we all turn to God.”
Nepo baby and Fox “News” host Lara Trump says no to a Senate run for the GOP in North Carolina. Lara also has a singing career.
After President Joe Biden announced he was ending his reelection campaign and endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris, right-wing media began
Chloe Simon at MMFA:
After President Joe Biden announced he was ending his reelection campaign and endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris, right-wing media began to resurface the lie that Harris was the Biden’s administration “border czar,” trying to pin the “failures” of the border on Harris as part of their push to make immigration a central theme of the 2024 presidential election. But that was not her title nor how her role functioned in the border policy.
In 2021, Biden tapped Harris to lead the White House’s efforts to address migration along the U.S.-Mexico border. In this role, Harris was charged with addressing the supposed “root causes” of migration by improving economic and social conditions in several Central American countries and encouraging stronger enforcement along those countries' own borders. [The Associated Press, 3/24/21; The White House, 5/27/21]
CBS: “Harris was not asked to be the administration's ‘border czar’ or to oversee immigration policy and enforcement at the U.S.-Mexico border.” CBS explained, “That has mainly been the responsibility of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas and his department, which oversees the country's main three immigration agencies, including Customs and Border Protection.” [CBS News, 7/22/24]
Despite the right-wing media claims otherwise, Vice President Kamala Harris was never the “Border Czar.”
Michael Whatley fr thinks he's gonna be the quirked up old white guy DEI hire this election "I'm Michael Whatley and I've never run for office" and then the rest of his ad is about how he's done... normal regular shit everyone else does and acts like it's a big deal for a politician to be normal. then why the fuck would I vote for you White Man Michael?
Former Democratic North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper will face former Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Whatley in the state's toss