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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.
Paul Ryan endorsed Mark Walker. That’s a political kiss of death, IMHO.
I’ve met McCrory and he seems about as centrist as you can get.