Posted on 06/23/2020 7:04:06 PM PDT by buckalfa
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) A 24-year-old real estate investment CEO won Tuesdays Republican primary runoff for a western North Carolina congressional seat over President Donald Trumps endorsed candidate for the nomination.
Madison Cawthorn handily defeated Lynda Bennett to complete an upset for the GOP nomination in the 11th Congressional District, according to unofficial results. Bennett had received the presidents backing on Twitter and the earlier endorsement of Trump Chief of Staff Mark Meadows, who until recently had held the seat.
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Maloney's husband died mounting climbing in Tibet.
There was another congresswoman on LI whose husband died in the LIRR shooting.
Hot Dang!!! I’m sure he will =)
Very true. Although in the case of Santis it worked out well.
24 years old - just no
#7. Re Lynda Bennett appeared to have been suspected of being a Trojan horse. Did she speak Greek and have a secret hatch on her back? That would be a couple of good clues.
All politics is local
I am in the same county and have met him and had dealings with his family, which is a great family He is young, but very solid on all the right issues. He is a fighter. He has overwhelmingly local support from those who know him as well as the local Party. He will do just fine and will be a great asset to President Trump’s team in Washington.
Good for Mr Cawthorn!
He seems like a good man, and it’s great to see young people getting involved in politics, in particular when it knocks out the conveyor belt of establishment candidates.
I was up there on vacation 2 weeks ago and I thought his ads were terrific!
The better candidate won.
I will have to check his ads out.
Good to see young people with a positive message making a difference.
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