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kpete

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Tue Jun 7, 2016, 08:57 PM Jun 2016

The first member of Congress endorsed by Trump is the first Republican to lose a primary this year

WASHINGTON — In a contest that pitted two incumbent Republicans against each other, Rep. Renee Ellmers — the only member of Congress explicitly endorsed by Donald Trump — became the first GOP member to lose her seat this year, a time when many were expecting Republican upheaval brought on by Trump himself.

Rep. George Holding, a two-term fellow North Carolina Republican, won the primary Tuesday.

Technically, Ellmers is the true incumbent of North Carolina’s 2nd Congressional District, but court-mandated redistricting has changed the district’s borders. Holding had previously represented roughly 60 percent of the new 2nd District, compared with the approximate 20 percent Ellmers had.

The race became something of a microcosm of the conservative-versus-Trump battle of 2016 in the waning days of the primary, with Holding picking up the backing of the conservative Tea Party Patriots and Ellmers receiving Trump’s first congressional endorsement.



http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/renee-ellmers-north-carolina_us_57571a45e4b0ca5c7b504eac?blh9rju4yiwyeklnmi

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The first member of Congress endorsed by Trump is the first Republican to lose a primary this year (Original Post) kpete Jun 2016 OP
Holding is a nasty piece of work, to unc70 Jun 2016 #1

unc70

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1. Holding is a nasty piece of work, to
Tue Jun 7, 2016, 09:10 PM
Jun 2016

Good that only one of them could win.

Holding was the Bush Federal prosecutor who was left in office indefinitely by Obama/Holder and investigated almost every elected Democrat in NC. Holding then used that experience to get himself elected to US House.

The biggest failure for Holding was Jihn Edwards who was found not guilty in Federal Court. Edwards was mostly framed by his former aide who received immunity but who actually had embezzled campaign and other funds.

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