The 26-year-old first-time lawmaker has been a bit of an annoyance to some Republicans since joining Parliament in 2021, but recent remarks have put calm on the boiling point for House Republicans. They are also coming as eight-way Republican Republicans to advance his seat. With just one and a half months to go until the May 17 general election, Cawthorn needs to secure at least 30 percent support to avoid a runoff. But with the recent wave of controversy and the lack of allies in the Republican establishment in Washington or its state, politicians and key opponents believe he has a good chance of losing his seat. “The negatives that Cawthorn is experiencing are the worst negatives an incumbent can suffer, and these are the ones that are self-inflicted,” a longtime Republican politician in North Carolina told The Hill. It’s funny in Washington that the HBO comedy “Veep” portrays lawmakers and executives much more accurately than the provocative “House of Cards” drama on Netflix. But when Cawthorn was asked on the Warrior Poet Society podcast last week if House of Cards was “closer to a documentary,” he bent down to his obscure portrayal of Washington society. “Suddenly they call you to ‘Well, we’re going to have sex in one of our houses, you have to come’ ‘and then you realize they’re asking you to go to an orgy. Said Cawthorn, adding that people who support addiction treatment will do “a major cocaine hit right in front of you.” That frustrated Republican members, who said they were starting to get questions about whether or not they were having an orgy. Some have said that Cawthorn should name names if he is to make such a claim, and many suspect that he is merely fabricating. Spokesman Steve Womack (R-Ark.) Raised concerns about Cawthon at Tuesday’s Republican House meeting, which Cawthorn did not attend. “The only orgy I know in DC is a cost orgy,” spokesman Dan Bishop (RN.C.) told The Hill. Cawthorn’s office declined to comment on the story. The “orgy” firefight is just the latest in a series of headaches Cawthorn has caused McCarthy. Earlier in the month, Kauthorn called Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky a “pull-off,” scolding McCarthy. He was also recently charged with driving with a revoked license and caused a stir when he probably violated House rules by bringing Tennessee Congressman Robbie Starback to the House of Representatives in February. McCarthy spoke to Cawthorn on Wednesday. He told reporters that Cawthorn had “no evidence behind the allegations” about orgies and cocaine and that Cawthorn “must turn himself in”. The Republican leader did not rule out further disciplinary action against Cawthorn. “He lost my confidence and he will have to regain it,” McCarthy said. The criticism did not stop in the lower room. Senator Richard Burr (RN.C.) told NBC News that Cawthorn “was embarrassed at times.” Senator Thom Tillis (RN.C.) told CNN that the comment on the orgy was the latest “stupid statement” by Cawthorn. “People in the suburbs should vote for him and I would ask them to look at his file and ask what he has done since he was here,” Tillis said, adding that Cawthorn had not done much. my.” Cawthorn raised nearly $ 2.9 million in 2021 and aims to become a “America First” influence with approvals. But his fame and bravery did not translate into allies in his state. “I do not think he has made many friends among the elected Republicans, especially in the state legislature, simply because of the trick he did to jump from his old congressional district to a new one,” said J. Michael Bitzer. , Chair of Political Science at Catawba College in Salisbury, NC Before the redistribution was set, Cawthorn moved to run for office in a different Charlotte area rather than in the mountainous 11th District and backed longtime Republican activist Michele Woodhouse. But when the maps changed, he went back. Woodhouse has stood its ground and now Cawthorn’s comments provide fuel for her campaign against him. “There’s a new title for something he does or says that is, you know, weird comments, weird behavior, really inappropriate members of Congress,” Woodhouse told The Hill. The Hill’s Morning Report – Some brighter news for Biden? Trans athletes become the starting point of the GOP campaign Another top candidate in the race is state Sen. Chuck Edwards, who has been airing TV commercials in the area for three weeks. He was less direct in his criticism of Cawthorn. “When it makes headlines, it will be identified as a workhorse, not a show horse,” former North Carolina Sen. Jim Davis said in an endorsement of Edwards on Wednesday. According to a poll on March 10-13 by The Hill’s Edwards campaign, 73 percent of potential Republican voters were less likely to vote for Cawthorn when they were told he was proposing excise duty on a ” New Treaty with America resolution issued. The Hill has removed its comment section, as there are many other forums for readers to participate in the discussion. We invite you to join the discussion on Facebook and Twitter.
