Cawthorn’s comments on a conservative podcast in which he accused other members of Congress of taking part in sex parties and illicit drug use angered his fellow lawmakers.
North Carolina Republicans believe Rep. Madison Cawthorn is beatable in a May 17 party primary, following hisCawthorn can still secure the nomination if he gets more than 30% of the primary vote, which is what he’ll need to do to avoid a runoff. But Republican Sen. Thom Tillis’sone of Cawthorn’s primary opponents, state Sen. Chuck Edwards, is the biggest sign yet that the North Carolina GOP believes it can oust Cawthorn and replace him with a less attention-grabbing alternative.
"Madison Cawthorn has fallen well short of the most basic standards western North Carolina expects from their representatives," Tillis said of his decision to back Edwards. Cawthorn later tried to walk back the remarks, saying they were “exaggerated.” But the 26-year-old is vulnerable to defeat in large part because of two other separate mistakes he’s made this year that have angered the GOP establishment, as well as grassroots activists, in North Carolina.Last November,congressional districts and run in a newly drawn district where it would be easier for him to win reelection. The Republican House speaker in the state legislature, Tim Moore, had planned on running for Congress in that district.
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