“Edwards likes to tout his ‘mountain values’ and business expertise. I don’t share those values, and, with Trump, we’ve seen that a businessman does not always make a good public servant.”
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“Edwards likes to tout his ‘mountain values’ and business expertise. I don’t share those values, and, with Trump, we’ve seen that a businessman does not always make a good public servant.”
The Buncombe County Board of Elections won’t officially certify the results until Friday, May 27, and the N.C. Board of Elections will issue its own certification Thursday, June 9. But even with those steps still to come, there’s plenty to learn from the unofficial results.
In preparation for the primary election of Tuesday, May 17, Xpress sent questions to all candidates in contested races representing Buncombe County voters. Responses from candidates for the U.S. House of Representatives, N.C. General Assembly, Buncombe County-level races and Asheville City Council are all collected here.
Candidates in the U.S. House of Representatives District 11 2022 Republican primary share their positions with Xpress.
Candidates in the U.S. House of Representatives District 11 2022 Democratic primary share their positions with Xpress.
“I hope that all of us have had enough of his self-serving actions and will join me in saying, ‘Not on my watch’ and vote the bum out and back to obscurity.”
“I live in NC-11, and I also want a divorce from Madison Cawthorn!”
“If Mr. Cawthorn is so proud to see this money being given to his district, why did he vote against it?”
“Saw Cawthorn’s three-word comment on winning Meadows’ seat.”
“Madison can choose to follow his idol’s path, fanning the flames of hatred, or he can lead by listening, respecting and working for us all.”
“As a Patrick Henry College alumnus and Army veteran, I can tell you that this is not the character of a leader or of a representative.”
“Cawthorn has GQ good looks; a high-energy personality; and the 25-year-old has already gaffed his way to unwanted national attention with cringeworthy comments.”
“I was impressed with his expertise and experience and felt that he would serve Western North Carolina in Washington very well.”
“Today, we’re living a lingering tragedy from a viral pathogen. There are things we can do to save ourselves and those around us.”
Candidates in the Republican primary for North Carolina’s U.S. House of Representatives District 11 seat give their answers for the Mountain Xpress voter guide.
Candidates in the Democratic primary for North Carolina’s U.S. House of Representatives District 11 seat give their answers for the Mountain Xpress voter guide.
“Her programs prioritize wise strategies for medical pain intervention, a much-needed strategy for curbing if not ending opioid and other rampant addictions.”
“N.C. 11 must elect Phillip Price and other Democrats as a check on presidential power before Trump does any more damage to our great nation.”
“We do recall him voting for the doomed American Health Care Act and then crying crocodile tears about not having known of the impact it would have on poor and working families.”
“Just look at Mark Meadows aiding Trump! Does he bother to campaign here or debate Phillip Price? No.”
“He reminds me of the village blacksmith who laid aside his hammer and cooled his forge to stand fast with his neighbors against tyranny at Old North Bridge.”