Cawthorn is hated.

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13. By Trying To Change Districts...

And then running - pun intended - back to his original district once the NC Supreme Court forced a redraw and his preferred choice wasn't going to be as friendly, he ended up shooting himself in the foot.

He has spent his time in office only doing things that gain himself headlines and fame amongst the Klanbaggers around the country and not done shit for his district. For example, he was at a ceremony in his home district where he tried bragging about bringing home infrastructure money (holding a giant check for a project), and was asked by a reporter if he voted for it - and he visibly squirmed as he had to explain that he voted for this, but no, he didn't vote for the overall bill 😂. None of that has endeared himself in NC-11. Add in his district shopping and its subsequent fail and that was kinda the final straw for the voters in NC-11.

He probably would lose the primary if there was only one challenger. He is unpopular enough that he could lose in the general if he does win the primary, as the district as drawn is not as red as it was before, I think (there have been so many iterations, it's hard to keep track).

The primary is in May. It was originally scheduled for this month, but due to the court cases that were filed over the gerrymandering by the GOPQ in the NC legislature, the NC Supreme Court ordered the primary delayed until May so it could hear cases, etc.