Joel Burgess has lived in WNC for more than 20 years, covering politics, government and other news. February 23, 2023. On the negative side for the incumbent,"campaign trajectory is terrible," Blaine said, and includes "self-inflicted" wounds, such as recently trying to get on a plane with a loaded gun. (Photo Courtesy of the Committee on Arrangements for the 2020 Republican National Committee via Getty Images). At 26, Cawthorn is the youngest member of Congress, but he's become embroiled in multiple controversies. She is being backed by prominent progressive Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts. 2023 FOX News Network, LLC. We want to hear from you. "He's dangerous," said Philip, a longtime Hendersonville resident who declined to give his last name. Former Congressman Heath Shuler, who served from 2007 to 2013, was the last Democrat to represent the district. Get the latest updates from the 2024 campaign trail, exclusive interviews and more Fox News politics content. Cawthorn had actually backed one of his opponents, Michele Woodhouse, in a previous version of North Carolina's congressional map when she had been brought to meet with Trump and other Republican operatives at Mar-a-Lago. Mr. Cawthorn defended himself, calling the attacks against him from within the party smears and that his detractors are RINOS (Republican In Name Only), who are sellouts and that those in the Washington swamp hate him for what he stands for. Insider spoke with five former Cawthorn campaign volunteers who helped him run in 2020. Voters booted Rep. Madison Cawthorn out of office in the Republican primary for North Carolina's 11th District. Powered and implemented by FactSet Digital Solutions. Cawthorn's fall from grace marked a remarkable turnaround for the young Republican. The winner will have to navigate an environment that favors Republicans and win a seat that voted for President President Biden by only 6 points in 2020. Cawthorn who at 26 is the youngest member of Congress had Trump's backing but his path to primary defeat was paved with an increasing number of improprieties in recent months. The flood of controversies surrounding Rep. Madison Cawthorn (R-N.C.) shows no sign of ceasing just weeks before his May 17 primary, raising questions as to whether he can avoid a runoff despite be The. VOTERS DECIDE PENNSYLVANIA, NORTH CAROLINA, IDAHO PRIMARIES, IN TEST OF TRUMP'S CLOUT: LIVE UPDATES, Woodhouse told Fox News Digital she would bring "honor to the position and never bring any salacious headlines to this district that are embarrassing to the voters here.". Here are more House races to watch Tuesday: Republican Congressman Madison Cawthorn of North Carolina's 11th District is facing multiple serious primary challengers who aim aim to replace him after his tumultuous first term in Congress. Rep. Madison Cawthorn's (R-N.C.) tumultuous stretch of personal scandal and legal trouble might be starting to hurt him politically, according to a poll from a national Republican group, which found the controversies have seriously hurt the freshman congressmans image among his constituents. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik). He will face off in the general election against Cheri Beasley, former chief justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court, who NBC projected would handily clinch the Democratic nomination. Mr. Cawthorn, however, has the endorsement of former President Donald Trump, whose support of Republican J.D. If the 30% threshold is hit, the top candidate captures the GOP nomination. 2023 CNBC LLC. Democrats have united behind Attorney General Josh Shapiro, who did not face a primary challenger. Cawthorn spent his campaign cash at a fast clip and has been largely off the air leading up to the primaries. "I was being crass with a friend, trying to be funny. Got a tip? Walker defied pressure from Trump to drop out of the Senate primary and instead run for a fourth term in the House with the former president's backing. In the meantime, Mr. Edwards support rose from 14% to 21% between March and April, and Mr. Cawthorn has burned through his campaign war chest. In April, he found himself in hot water with GOP leadership after making comments without evidence that linked his own party with cocaine use and orgies. The. "He hasn't learned from a mistake he's made over the last year," the senator said of Cawthorn. Shortly after the polls closed, the Associated Press called the Republican race for Rep. Ted Budd, R-N.C. REP. MADISON CAWTHORN SUES NC TO STOP CHALLENGE TO CANDIDACY FOR REELECTION. 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Members of his own party began to publicly criticize Cawthorn after he claimed on a podcast in March that he witnessed drug use in Washington, DC, and was invited to an "orgy" by lawmakers. Sen. Tillis also called for a bipartisan inquiry by the House Ethics Committee into allegations of Cawthorn participating in insider trading. But in April it dropped to 38%. 2023 NYP Holdings, Inc. All Rights Reserved, Fetterman campaign may have violated finance rules by selling donor list, How George Soros funds fact checkers to silence dissent, Shocking praise: Howard Stern calls George Santos compassionate, GOP needs to cut the games and back McCarthy for speaker or risk handing Dems big win, twice arrested trying to carry a gun on an airplane, reporters the North Carolinian had lost my trust. Under North Carolina primary rules, if no candidate got above 30%, there would have been a second primary run-off election on July 26 between the first and second-place finishers. Recently, he made some foolish mistakes, which I dont believe hell make again lets give Madison a second chance.. Two candidates seek to be Chicago's next mayor after Lightfoot's loss, Catholic bishops sound 'alarm' on Equal Rights Amendment, saying it will hurt religious freedom, WA Senate unanimously passes bill requiring clergy to report child abuse, neglect. Democratic voters in Pennsylvania's 17th District currently represented by Democrat Conor Lamb, who is running for Senate will have to choose between two candidates in the once perennial swing district that now leans Republican. hide caption. The 26-year-old was defeated in a party primary contest in his safely Republican rural North Carolina . Another candidate, who is unnamed in the memo, pulled in 11%, and 17% of respondents said they were undecided. Sen. Jeff Merkley, a Democrat that has not endorsed in the primary, called House Majority PAC's involvement "flat-out wrong.". Rep. Madison Cawthorn lost the Republican primary for his House seat in North Carolina on Tuesday halting the young, pro-Trump congressman's rise after a . Sen. Thom Tillis speaks during a campaign event with Vice President Mike Pence at the Piedmont Triad International Airport in Greensboro, North Carolina, Oct. 27, 2020. Newsweek has contact Cawthorn and the GOP for comment. Cawthorn, 26, is the youngest member of Congress. She's championed progressive causes like the . We are sitting in a precarious spot.". That is where the "fire Madison" effort goes off the rails. In the purple state, the general election should be close as both sides will pump millions into the race that will help decide control of the 50-50 split Senate. It appears that the controversy surrounding Cawthorn is damaging his chances ahead of the May 17 GOP primary in North Carolina's 11th District. Rep. Madison Cawthorn arrives as the House Republican Conference meets to elect a new chairman to replace Rep. Liz Cheney, at the Capitol on May 14, 2021. Cawthorn drew seven GOP challengers. Mutual Fund and ETF data provided by Refinitiv Lipper. For months, Budd was unable to leverage the former presidents endorsement to boost his poll numbers and fundraising figures. His remarks on a podcast prompted outrage from his own colleagues and a condemnation from House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif. Cawthorn has also been stopped on two separate occasions at airports for carrying a loaded gun, and has been charged twice for driving with a revoked license. May 17, 2022 Chuck Edwards, a three-term state senator and business owner, has edged out Representative Madison Cawthorn in the Republican primary for a House seat representing North. Smith was backed by the Congressional Black Caucus on Thursday. "I believe that he may have gotten lost in the political stardom and forgot what his role was back here at home," Edwards said earlier this week of Cawthorn. Despite his approval ratings falling in the GOPAC Election Fund survey, Cawthorn was still ahead of his nearest rival, state Senator Chuck Edwards, who was polling a distant second at 21 percent. Finally, Mr. Cawthorn lost 15% support in a month from voters who said they would reelect him in the primary. Cawthorn, a first-term Republican who was elected in 2020 from what was then North Carolina's 11th Congressional District, in the westernmost part of the state, filed in December to run for a. Rep. Madison Cawthorn addressed the crowd at a rally for former President Donald Trump on April 9 in Selma, N.C. On April 26, Cawthorn was found, for the second time, with a gun as he tried to board a plane and is now facing a misdemeanor charge. Market data provided by Factset. "This is simply incredible," Edwards said Tuesday night in declaring victory. More recently, embarrassing images and videos of Mr. Cawthorn went public, and Mr. Cawthorn faced a complaint from a former fired staffer who claimed that he violated the Family and Medical Leave Act. Wednesday, May 4, 2022, NEW: Its not polite to pretend boys can be girls, SCOTUS takes on Bidens student debt agenda, Click Putin used Cawthorns claims to defend his war crimes while Putin slaughtered innocent Ukrainians. Images of Mr. Putin, Mr. Cawthorn and war-torn Ukraine flash across the screen. "Conservatives are just not going to vote. Stay humble and go out and ask people for their prayers, their support and their vote.". These concerned being stopped by police three times since Octoberfor alleged speeding and driving with a revoked licensebeing caught for the second time with a gun at airport security and accusations he was involved in illegal insider trading in relation to his ties to a "Let's Go Brandon" cryptocurrency. The March GOPAC poll surveyed 500 likely GOP primary voters and had a margin of error of plus or minus 4.5%, while the April poll used 400 likely GOP primary voters and had a margin of error of plus or minus 4.9%. He's written award-winning stories on topics ranging from gerrymandering to police use of force. Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., was actively trying to oust Cawthorn from Congress and even accused him of insider trading. Where can you vote? A complete list. Quotes displayed in real-time or delayed by at least 15 minutes. Rep. Madison Cawthorn arrives as the House Republican Conference meets to elect a new chairman to replace Rep. Liz Cheney, at the Capitol on May 14, 2021. All Polls; Democratic Primary; General Election; Senate 2020; Governors 2020; House 2020; State of the Union; President Biden Job Approval. The poll also found half of potential voters agreed with the statement that it "may be better for another candidate to win the Republican Primary for Congress" because of the constant news about Cawthorn's personal and professional life. That just hasn't happened," he said on the call. In Pennsylvania's 17th Democratic primary, two candidates are looking to replace Democratic Congressman Conor Lamb in his perennial Pittsburgh-area swing seat: veteran Chris Deluzio and Democratic National Committee member Sean Meloy. Republican Senate candidate and former Rep. Mark Walker of North Carolina speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC), in Orlando, Florida, on Feb. 24, 2022. Aaron Navarro is a digital reporter covering politics. The next-highest challenger, state. Nevertheless, the first-term lawmaker's reelection bid became one of the state's most-watched primary races, thanks to a wide range of scandals and missteps that spurred harsh criticism even from some Republicans. "You don't get anything done being Bernie Sanders or the Squad. Honeycutt told Insider that Cawthorn's run-ins with law enforcement are "a distraction to the election.". Market data provided by Factset. Democrat Katie Hobbs sworn in as Arizona governor, Kari Lake's lawsuit over Arizona governor's race thrown out by judge, Priest recalls Santos said his family couldn't afford mother's funeral, Inconsistencies in George Santos' resume raise questions after his election, Kari Lake to claim in court governor's race was stolen from her. RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) U.S. Rep. Madison Cawthorn's prominent role as the youngest pro-Donald Trump agitator in Congress can rub people on the right and the left the wrong way in his North Carolina district. One independent poll for the race by the Republican GOPAC group showed Cawthorn with 38% of the vote, followed by Edwards with 21%, Woodhouse with 5% and 20% undecided. All rights reserved. If he comes out of the primary, we will lose the seat to a liberal in November," she told CBS News. If more than one candidate gets above 30%, then the top vote getter wins the primary outright. Naval Academy when he first ran for office, accusing him of lies for the limelight.. Edwards topped the embattled Cawthorn by a razor-thin margin Tuesday with 33.5% of the vote over Cawthorns 31.6% with about 99% of the ballots tallied. . SEE ALSO: Biden bungles pro-choice talking point with use of word child in abortion comments. Unaffiliated voters have made up the largest group of voters in Colorado for a number of years now. But since taking office in January 2021, Cawthorn has sent two dozen letters to Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., designating various colleagues to vote for him because he is "unable to physically. Clay Aiken, the former singer on "American Idol," is running in a crowded field to replace retiring Democratic Congressman David Price. Rep. Madison Cawthorn, the scandal-prone freshman lawmaker backed by former President Donald Trump, conceded defeat in his Republican primary election, Cawthorn's spokesman said. Early in-person voting for the 11th House District and other North Carolina races started April 28. ", Cawthorn also said he takes responsibility for various speeding tickets and for bringing a weapon to the airport, saying, "I forgot to disarm before I went through a TSA checkpoint and that's my bad, and I have to own that one. Republican Reps. Marjorie Taylor Greene, Madison Cawthorn and Lauren Boebert have built national reputations and raised millions of dollars by flouting political . Cawthorn keeps quiet on his plans but is not mum on efforts to disqualify him from running for office. Now 26 years old, Cawthorn was the youngest member of Congress when he was elected in 2020. Rep. Madison Cawthorn speaks before a rally for former U.S. President Donald Trump at The Farm at 95 on April 9, 2022 in Selma, North Carolina. Join half a million readers enjoying Newsweek's free newsletters. Another leaked video appeared to show him naked in bed thrusting against another person. Please help support this type of journalism with asubscriptionto the Citizen Times. Also in North Carolina, in the open seat for retiring Democratic Rep. David Price, a crowded field includes former "American Idol" contestant Clay Aiken, state Sen. Valerie Foushee and Durham County Commissioner Nida Allam, who would become the first Muslim woman to serve in public office in North Carolina if she wins. Edwards had been endorsed by U.S. Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C. NBC News projected Edwards as the primary winner in the state's 11th Congressional District on Tuesday night. 2023 www.citizen-times.com. The same polling data that has Edwards gaining on . State Sen. Chuck Edwards laughs with supporter Bronwyn Lance, right, at the Mountain Lodge in Flat Rock, N.C. after Edwards defeated Rep. Madison Cawthorn in the NC-11 primary Tuesday, May 17 . Edwards narrowly defeated Cawthorn, attaining 33.4 percent of the total vote in North Carolina's 11th Congressional District GOP primary. The most recent controversy to hit came with allegations insider trading and a call from Sen. Thom Tillis for a House Ethics Committee investigation. The short answer: maybe, a polling memo said. "We're starting to see this coordinated drip campaign where they're going to drop an attack article every one or two days, just trying to kill us with a death by a thousand cuts," Cawthorn said. Cawthorn dismissed the video, in which he appears naked, as "stupid locker room talk between two cousins that grew up like brothers, taken long before I served in Congress. He faced sexual misconduct allegations, which he denied. Both surveys used one-third land lines, one-third cellphones and one-third text to web. in Ohio's Republican Senate primary. The Washington Times "Our early March survey showed Cawthorn well-positioned for re-election. A member of the conservative House Freedom Caucus who was first elected in 2020 to former Rep. Mark Meadows' seat, Cawthorn faced a crowded field of primary challengers in a district that will likely remain red. Madison Cawthorn, the embattled first-term congressman who has been buried under a heap of scandals surrounding his alcohol use and comments about fellow GOP members of Congress in recent. The swing-state contest is one of a handful that will determine whether Democrats keep their majority in the Senate split 50-50 by party. (AP Photo/Chris Seward, File). He enjoys a strong social media following and talks about creating a "new Republican Party" that inspires young people. "I'm very proud of my constituents who are seeing through these kind of political shenanigans, and I'm very confident that we're going to be able to win reelection.". My goal is to work hard everyday by combining my WNC mountain heritage and four decades of leading and advising congress to fight for resources and protect our great district," he said in a statement. Cawthorn has referred to the emergence of various controversies as a "coordinated assault against me" but has maintained that the attention has actually gained him Twitter followers. Its one term and done for controversial Rep. Madison Cawthorn. First published on May 16, 2022 / 3:16 PM. I cover breaking and trending news, focused on national politics. But in April it dropped to 38%. Madison Cawthorn helps our enemies, hurts our heroes, the voiceover says at the end of the ad. Voters in western North Carolina chose youth when they elected Madison Cawthorn, widely considered a rising star of the Republican Party, to Congress when he was 25 years old. This is the first primary in the district's history, it was added after Oregon showed a substantial population growth in the 2020 Census. Edwards told voters he has the track record to bring conservative results for the district. The short answer: maybe," Blaine said. And after the watchdogs raised concerns of possible insider trading, Tillis openly called for a congressional ethics investigation into Cawthorn. Cawthorn's place at the table was empty, however. ", "We've got high hopes that we will win," Cawthorn told Fox News Digital shortly after 9 p.m. as he trailed Edwards. Cawthorn rose to political stardom during his Republican National Convention speech in 2020 where he dramatically stood up out of his wheelchair. A Division of NBCUniversal. Politics by CBS News on Flipboard. ", LAWMAKERS BEHAVING BADLY: MADISON CAWTHORN, Heading into the primary and even during the vote tally, Cawthorn felt optimistic, while acknowledging its "closer than I thought it would be. Edwards had the support of Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., former Texas Gov. The high-profile freshman will need more than 30 percent of the vote in the primary elections in order to avoid going to a runoff election in July. The Club for Growth, an anti-tax PAC that has been active in GOP primaries, has also backed Hines over theother Republican primary candidates. Rep. Madison Cawthorn speaks before a rally for former U.S. President Donald Trump at The Farm at 95 on April 9, 2022 in Selma, North Carolina. Cawthorn later said he wasn't talking specifically about his fellow GOP lawmakers. In Oregon's 6th District, state Representative Andrea Salinas and tech researcher Carrick Flynn are locked in one of the most expensive and contentious Democratic primaries in the country. The 38%. "Unfortunately, Madison Cawthorn has fallen well short of the most basic standards Western North Carolina expects from their representatives, and voters now have several well-qualified candidates to choose from who would be a significant improvement," Tillis said in his endorsement of Edwards. The rally comes about five weeks before North Carolinas primary elections where Trump has thrown his support behind candidates in some key Republican races. C-SPAN, an acronym for Cable-Satellite Public Affairs Network, is an American cable television network that offers coverage of federal government proceedings and other public affairs programming via its three television channels (C-SPAN, C-SPAN2 and C-SPAN3), one radio station and a group of. His win in the 2020 election made him the youngest person elected to Congress since Jed Johnson Jr. in 1964. He lost to Chuck Edwards, a three-term GOP state senator. "Lets give Madison a second chance! Then, the Daily Mail posted photos of Cawthorn's close aide and scheduler grabbing his crotch, along with an ethics complaint that alleged the congressman gave the staffer thousands of dollars in loans and gifts. The congressional map to be . Goddard Media LLC | Privacy Policy, Political Wire is a registered trademark of Goddard Media LLC, Republicans Could Rue Ending Abortion Rights, U.S. Intelligence Is Helping Ukraine Kill Russian Generals , Biden Aides Mull Economic Aid After Derailment, Democratic Leaders Ask Murdoch to Stop Fox Lies, Matt Gaetz Called Out for Citing Chinese Propaganda, J.D. A federal judge sided with Cawthorn on the ballot challenge. NBC News. The poll, commissioned by Republican training organization GOPAC, found Cawthorn with just 38% support among Republican primary voters in North Carolinas 11th Congressional District. Cawthorn's team said the photos were taken before he entered Congress and the aide is his cousin who helps him regularly with his disability. here for reprint permission. ", Cawthorn has also faced backlash for calling Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy a "thug" and for referring to those charged in relation to the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol as "political hostages.". 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