Posted on 06/05/2021 6:22:47 PM PDT by conservative98
Lara Trump said during North Carolina’s Republican Convention Saturday night that she would not seek the state party’s nomination to run for U.S. Senate, citing her young children – but she left open the possibility of a future run.
"No for now," she said, thanking the supporters in her home state. "Not no forever."
After she left the state, former President Donald Trump endorsed Rep. Ted Budd, R-N.C, as "your next senator" to the crowd.
"A lot of you don’t know him that well, but you’re gonna know him probably within a few minutes," he said. "Ted Budd."
Then he called Budd, of North Carolina’s 13th Congressional District, to the stage.
"I am giving him my complete and total endorsement," Trump said. "He will fight like hell. He will fight like nobody fights."
Budd thanked both Trumps for the help on his 2018 and 2020 campaigns, in which he overcame deep-pocketed Democratic challengers.
"Let’s get back to making America great again," Budd told the audience, to cheers.
Trump said he didn’t want to wait too long to endorse someone lest the primary field become too crowded – but he also thanked potential challengers for holding off as they awaited a decision on whether or not Lara Trump would throw her hat in the ring.
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Paul Ryan is bitterly disappointed. Way to go Mr President.
You shouldn’t run for office, if your kids are under 10, imo. They need their parents the most during this time.
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Other high-profile candidates include former Gov. Pat McCrory and former Rep. Mark Walker. When Trump gave his endorsement to Budd, he also took a swipe at McCrory, who ran three times but only won office once. "You can't pick people who have already lost two races," he said.
North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory, then mayor of Charlotte, yuks it up with Mitt Romney, Paul Ryan, and North Carolina Sen. Richard Burr. Circa 2012.
At least he did not go to any Ivy League school. That should count in his favor.
Paul Ryan endorsed Mark Walker. That’s a political kiss of death, IMHO.
No one is talking about the fall elections in Virginia and New Jersey. I think the demographics have changed too much to have victories there like we did in 2009.
I’ve met McCrory and he seems about as centrist as you can get.
Budd will be a step up from Burr and Tillis.
NJ for sure but maybe the Stupid Party nominee in VA can pull it off. He seems like a strong candidate. Depends really on how bad Sleepy’s “Big Sleep” inflation gets, followed by inner city food riots and Antifa/BLM just generally being bored this summer, burning down inner cities via peaceful protests.
Didn’t Paul Ryan endorse the other guy? The one Huckabee and Cruze endorsed?
in before the quitters and cowards flood in and insist that all elections are stolen, and therefore voting is useless.
VA is a mabey if we can turn the Hapton Rhoxes Metro. Loudon parents are also angry about the stupid CCV rules.
I could be wrong but Ted Budd is not strong enough of a personality to win North Carolina. This isn’t Oklahoma. He might luck out though because 2022 may be a “wave” year (similar to 2010 and 1994 for Republicans).
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