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.
Candidates in the U.S. House of Representatives District 11 2022 Republican primary share their positions with Xpress.
The elephant has long symbolized the Republican Party. And at Rockin’ The Red, the GOP’s April 11 primary debate for North Carolina’s 11th Congressional District, there was indeed an elephant in the room: Rep. Madison Cawthorn’s absence.
“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.”
Five Democratic candidates aiming to represent Buncombe County as part of North Carolina’s 14th Congressional District participated in the forum held at the Ferguson Auditorium at A-B Tech.
Process and legal questions about involvement in Jan. 6, 2021, events at the U.S. Capitol abound in legal challenge to candidacy of U.S. Rep. Madison Cawthorn.
“I live in NC-11, and I also want a divorce from Madison Cawthorn!”
“God has gifted humans with the knowledge, the ability and the science to help prevent the spread of infections, as well as COVID.”
“Beneath the roar of doom and gloom, an undercurrent of bold actions by our national government is revitalizing Western North Carolina.”
“Right now, there’s a historic opportunity to invest $3.5 trillion in our communities by passing the Build Back Better deal.”
“Western North Carolina will soon experience environmental degradation because of our legislators’ inability to act on climate policy.”
“This inspiring story could encourage people to achieve great things and to rise and overcome your limitations for success.”
“If Mr. Cawthorn is so proud to see this money being given to his district, why did he vote against it?”
“When he talks of opposing ‘the far left’s schemes,’ I wonder, is this a reference to constituents like me who support Medicare for All and Democratic Socialist institutions like public schools and libraries, the police and fire departments, highways, roads, bridges?”
“We should honor one Republican hero, Patrick McHenry, R-10th District, who said that his vote was based on the Constitution. Thank you, Congressman McHenry.”
“After all the horrors of that day, the murder, the desecration and the rape of our democracy, Madison Cawthorn had the impudent lack of any regard or respect for our country to vote to overturn the will of the people and make Donald J. Trump a dictator.”
