Posted on 05/10/2022 8:32:47 PM PDT by RandFan
Multiple embarrassing traffic stops. A credible accusation of insider trading. Photos of him sporting hoop earrings and a bra. A video of a male staffer’s hand near his crotch. Another video showing him jokingly but nakedly humping the upper body of potentially the same man—his cousin. And possibly more to come.
Few in politics have seen anything like the ever-worsening public relations trainwreck that has consumed the political career of Rep. Madison Cawthorn (R-NC). The unrelenting pile-up of damaging stories, insiders say, is the clear handiwork of political players determined to take out the 26-year old MAGA hero in the May 17 primary election.
With a field of hungry Republican primary opponents eyeing the divisive freshman’s seat, the sources of the coordinated stories seem clear: the attacks are coming from inside the house.
“It’s definitely a hit job that I’m happy to be a party to,” a veteran North Carolina operative involved in the race told The Daily Beast.
“Most of the GOP universe has come around to align against this guy,” he added. “You’re seeing a full-court, state-based, establishment pushback against him. Get this guy out. Take him out. We’re gonna see if we can pull it off in eight days.”
A bit of conspiratorial conventional wisdom has taken hold recently among some on both the right and left: that the knives came out for Cawthorn in March after he alleged that unnamed GOP lawmakers were openly sniffing drugs and hosting orgies.
That may have been the last straw for some. But the reality is Cawthorn has spent the last year making enemies, from Capitol Hill to the corner of North Carolina that he represents
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The word that is coming from the GOP regulars in Cawthorn’s district is to support Chuck Edwards. My question is, why is Thom Tillis pushing for Chuck Edwards (Cawthorn’s major competition)? Tillis has proven to be a RHINO, or am I wrong?
Was he in politics when these things ‘happened’.
As for the insider trading complaint, Pelosi has publicly and vigorously defended the practice.
“R’s better start vetting their own. Embarrassment.”
That’s true; we should be above that behavior. It was OK when Barney Frank was running a male prostitution ring out of his home. The RATs’ standards ar lower than low. We’re better than that.
And even though this guy is a problem, I was also going to admonish “consider the source” as well.
When a Leftist media source characterizes something as “conspiratorial”, we should view that in the same light as the agents in “Men in Black” who scan “Enquirer” to find the real information about the existence and locations of aliens on earth.
The Media has earned that.
Policy not personality.
If I were in his district, I’d vote for him.
What makes anyone believe the unnamed source is real? What credibility does Yahoo have?
Oh yes! The Democrats will save this nation for sure!! /S
Cawthorn is losing big to Edwards on CNN.
It could still go either way. Cawthorn is the weaker candidate, so hopefully he’s gone.
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