Trump's meddling in North Carolina's GOP Senate primary inflames Republican contest
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To some extent, Democrats’ chances of holding the Senate and perhaps even expanding on their majority will rise and fall on how brutal the GOP primaries get. That's where the endorsement of Donald Trump, which inevitably pushes every race to greater exTrump's meddling in North Carolina's GOP Senate primary inflames Republican contest
To some extent, Democrats’ chances of holding the Senate and perhaps even expanding on their majority will rise and fall on how brutal the GOP primaries get. That's where the endorsement of Donald Trump, which inevitably pushes every race to greater extremes, is key to the fortunes of Senate Democrats. In North Carolina, Trump's surprise endorsement earlier this year of Rep. Ted Budd is starting to yield dividends. Budd and former Gov. Pat McRory, arguably the top two GOP primary opponents, are starting to go to blows over which one is the bigger sell-out. In support of Trump-backed Budd, the Club for Growth's super PAC recently launched a multipronged, multimillion-dollar attack on McCory, according to Politico. While a 12-page mailer skewered McCory's ethics and labeled him «fatally flawed,» newly released TV ads declared him a «Trump hater, liberal faker» who had the gall to endorse Mitt Romney in 2012. Gasp. Read more
