", "We've got high hopes that we will win," Cawthorn told Fox News Digital shortly after 9 p.m. as he trailed Edwards. and the buildup to the 2022 midterm elections. CBS News - By Aaron Navarro, Caroline Linton. On the negative side for the incumbent,"campaign trajectory is terrible," Blaine said, and includes "self-inflicted" wounds, such as recently trying to get on a plane with a loaded gun. She is being backed by prominent progressive Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts. Unaffiliated voters have made up the largest group of voters in Colorado for a number of years now. Edwards told voters he has the track record to bring conservative results for the district. Nonetheless, Cawthorn still leads his nearest challenger, Chuck Edwards (R), 38% to 21%. BuzzFeed News interviewed more than three dozen people as part of an investigation into allegations that Madison Cawthorn harassed women in college. Powered and implemented by FactSet Digital Solutions. 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Late last month, House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) told Cawthorn to make life choices to turn himself around after Cawthorn claimed D.C. political figures invited him to orgies and snorted cocaine in front of him. Cawthorn had actually backed one of his opponents, Michele Woodhouse, in a previous version of North Carolina's congressional map when she had been brought to meet with Trump and other Republican operatives at Mar-a-Lago. The campaign. Goddard Media LLC | Privacy Policy, Political Wire is a registered trademark of Goddard Media LLC, Republicans Could Rue Ending Abortion Rights, U.S. Intelligence Is Helping Ukraine Kill Russian Generals , Biden Aides Mull Economic Aid After Derailment, Democratic Leaders Ask Murdoch to Stop Fox Lies, Matt Gaetz Called Out for Citing Chinese Propaganda, J.D. Quotes displayed in real-time or delayed by at least 15 minutes. While Edwards has emerged as the main obstacle to Cawthorn winning the primary, the group behind the effort to get progressives to vote in the Republican primary, "Fire Madison," is backing long-shot candidate Wendy Nevarez. 2023 FOX News Network, LLC. Mr. Edwards hit Mr. Cawthorn with an attack ad of his own early last month, staying with the theme that Mr. Cawthorn ran for office to be in the limelight to become a political celebrity., He added, If you want a celebrity, then watch the Kardashians, but if you want a proven conservative that will fight and win, then Im your man.. We've worked hard. McCarthy said Cawthorn privately admitted the allegations were either made up or exaggerated. It appears that the controversy surrounding Cawthorn is damaging his chances ahead of the May 17 GOP primary in North Carolina's 11th District. Terms of Use / Privacy Policy / Manage Newsletters, - David Madison Cawthorn (born August 1, 1995) is an American politician who served as the U.S. representative for North Carolina's 11th congressional district from 2021 to 2023. (AP Photo/Chris Seward, File). Cawthorn addressed the allegations his own party is plotting to get him voted out of Congress in an Instagram video after he was caught with a gun at a security checkpoint at Charlotte Douglas International Airport on April 26. 2023 CNBC LLC. "I was being crass with a friend, trying to be funny. Rep. Madison Cawthorn speaks to the crowd before former President Donald Trump takes the stage at a rally, April 9, 2022, in Selma, North Carolina. in Ohio's Republican Senate primary. Rep. Madison Cawthorn, the scandal-prone freshman lawmaker backed by former President Donald Trump, conceded defeat in his Republican primary election on Tuesday night. WATCH: TED BUDD MAKES HIS CLOSING CASE TO VOTERS IN FOX NEWS INTERVIEW, "I think it was huge," Budd told Fox News Digital Tuesday of Trump's endorsement. A poll commissioned by the Republican GOPAC Election Fund found found. S tate senator Chuck Edwards isn't well-known outside of North Carolina, but that won't be the case for long if his bid to knock off Representative Madison Cawthorn in an upcoming Republican . He led the race with more than 33% of the vote, compared with roughly 32% for Cawthorn. Stay humble and go out and ask people for their prayers, their support and their vote.". But both also have one other Republican challenger in the primary that they have to beat first. Recent polling has indicated that the incumbent Cawthorn has more support among primary voters than other candidates. Rep. Madison Cawthorn speaks before former President Donald Trump takes the stage at a rally in Selma, N.C., on April 9. "We have incredible support with our endorsements, our fundraising, our boots on the ground, the feedback that I am getting from voters; I am feeling great.". Naval Academy when he first ran for office, accusing him of lies for the limelight.. ", Asked by NBC News about Trump's post, Tillis replied, "Technically, this is the sixth or seventh chance.". Putin used Cawthorns claims to defend his war crimes while Putin slaughtered innocent Ukrainians. Images of Mr. Putin, Mr. Cawthorn and war-torn Ukraine flash across the screen. Please help support this type of journalism with asubscriptionto the Citizen Times. Cawthorn later walked back these remarks saying he exaggerated. Over the past ten days, Cawthorn has been cited for bringing a gun to an airport, implicated in an alleged insider trading scheme and called a hypocrite by critics after leaked photographs showed the self-proclaimed traditional Christian drinking and wearing womens lingerie at a party. Madison Cawthorn, Trump-backed incumbent congressman, loses primary. | Sotn Alternative News, Analysis & Commentary "He's lost my trust," McCarthy said in response to the controversy. The same polling data that has Edwards gaining on . Rep. Madison Cawthorn, the scandal-prone freshman lawmaker backed by former President Donald Trump, conceded defeat in his Republican primary election, Cawthorn's spokesman said. Updated: 05/17/2022 11:03 PM EDT. ", Cawthorn also said he takes responsibility for various speeding tickets and for bringing a weapon to the airport, saying, "I forgot to disarm before I went through a TSA checkpoint and that's my bad, and I have to own that one. The controversies swirling around Cawthorn include: making claims about other lawmakers doing illicit drugs and inviting him to orgies; driving with a revoked license; bringing a loaded handgun to an airport; being eyed by ethics watchdogs over suspicions about possible insider trading related to a meme cryptocurrency; calling Ukraine's president a "thug" amid an invasion by Russia; and others. Another candidate, Durham County Commissioner Nida Allam, would become the first Muslim woman to serve in public office in North Carolina if she wins. Insider spoke with five former Cawthorn campaign volunteers who helped him run in 2020. Tillis is backing Edwards in the primary. State Sen. Chuck Edwards laughs with supporter Bronwyn Lance, right, at the Mountain Lodge in Flat Rock, N.C. after Edwards defeated Rep. Madison Cawthorn in the NC-11 primary Tuesday, May 17 . United States Congressman Madison Cawthorn (R-North Carolina) has lost his bid to remain in office for another term in Tuesday's primary election. My goal is to work hard everyday by combining my WNC mountain heritage and four decades of leading and advising congress to fight for resources and protect our great district," he said in a statement. He endorsed Edwards, a top rival in the GOP primary. Four states are holding primary elections on Tuesday: Nevada, South Carolina, Maine and North Dakota. "Conservatives are just not going to vote. "But it really helps especially when you work hard like we've done. Allison Joyce/Getty Images In Oregon's 6th District, Sen. Jeff Merkley called the involvement of House Majority PAC, a group aligned with Speaker Nancy Pelosi, "flat-out wrong." Cawthorn spent his campaign cash at a fast clip and has been largely off the air leading up to the primaries. A poll commissioned by a national Republican organization shows Rep. Madison Cawthorn's (R-NC) lead in the eight-way GOP primary "has dropped markedly following coverage of his controversies and missteps," the Asheville Citizen Times reports. The lawmaker was also twice arrested trying to carry a gun on an airplane and has been accused by a former aide of denying her emergency leave after her husband suffered a heart attack. The short answer: maybe," Blaine said. In Cawthorn's favor area recent endorsement by the National Rifle Association and continued support from ex-President Donald Trump, who spoke with the congressman at an eastern North Carolina rally this month. May 17, 2022 Chuck Edwards, a three-term state senator and business owner, has edged out Representative Madison Cawthorn in the Republican primary for a House seat representing North. We will.". But a lot has changed in the past six weeks," Jim Blaine, of the consulting firm The Differentiators, said in a memo to David Avella, chair of GOPAC, about the polling. . The 26-year-old lawmaker is facing two viable Republican challengers, state Sen. Chuck Edwards and Michele Woodhouse, former GOP chairwoman of western North Carolina's 11th Congressional District.. State Sen. Chuck Edwards, who was endorsed by GOP Sen. Thom Tillis and several Republican leaders in North Carolina, defeated Cawthorn outright, denying the 26-year-old congressman a second term in office. Trump, meanwhile, defended Cawthorn in a social media post over the weekend. Rep. Madison Cawthorn speaks before a rally for former U.S. President Donald Trump at The Farm at 95 on April 9, 2022 in Selma, North Carolina. Rep. Madison Cawthorn, the youngest member of Congress, failed to hold onto his House seat, after critics said the 26-year-old brought too much negative attention to his North Carolina. ", Cawthorn has also faced backlash for calling Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy a "thug" and for referring to those charged in relation to the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol as "political hostages.". "The biggest thing is probably just the coordinated strike that's really been carried out by members of my own party," Cawthorn said. But embattled first-term Rep. Madison Cawthorn, R-N.C., who wasn't formally endorsed by Trump but remains a close ally, conceded defeat. Cawthorn conceded defeat on Tuesday night. Politics by CBS News on Flipboard. If he comes out of the primary, we will lose the seat to a liberal in November," she told CBS News. But when redistricting lines were redrawn, Cawthorn decided to run in the 11th, but by that point, Woodhouse didn't want to exit the race. In addition to Flynn and Salinas there are five other Democratic candidates running in the primary, including Loretta Smith, a former aide to Sen. Ron Wyden of Oregon. Cawthorn still holds a large lead over his top opponent, State Sen. Chuck Edwards (R), but Edwards support jumped from 14% to 21% between March and April, according to the poll. This story has been shared 116,590 times. The swing-state contest is one of a handful that will determine whether Democrats keep their majority in the Senate split 50-50 by party. A group opposing GOP Rep. Madison Cawthorn released a video appearing to show the North Carolina lawmaker naked in a bed and making thrusting motions on top of another person. Now Madison Cawthorn is starring on [Russian President Vladimir] Putin State TV. But during his short political career, problems soon began piling up. In the month of April alone, they racked up nearly $250,000 in debt while spending another $216,000. (Khadejeh Nikouyeh/News & Record via AP). Moe Davis (D) . Republican Senate candidate and former Rep. Mark Walker of North Carolina speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC), in Orlando, Florida, on Feb. 24, 2022. Tillis has been vocal about his disapproval with Cawthorn since he said in March that he had watched members of Congress do drugs and he had beeninvited to an "orgy," comments that House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy said there was "no evidence" to support. In Madison Cawthorn's District, Strong Opinions of Him, For and Against The right-wing firebrand is counting on Republican primary voters to look past his bad press. Lawsuits claim it wrecked their teeth. "This is simply incredible," Edwards said Tuesday night in declaring victory. Another House primary to watch in North Carolina is the Democratic primary in North Carolina's 4th District. Attention has also focused on the GOP primary in North Carolina's 11th Congressional District, where firebrand Republican Rep. Madison Cawthorn faces several primary challengers after repeatedly . His plan cuts veterans benefits by $80 billion. A few weeks later, Tillis called for Congress to conduct a House Ethics committee to open an investigation into Cawthron after the Washington Examiner reported that he allegedly violated insider trading laws. In one of the biggest upsets of the night, CBS News projects Chuck Edwards will win the. This is the first primary in the district's history, it was added after Oregon showed a substantial population growth in the 2020 Census. Rep. Madison Cawthorn, the scandal-prone freshman lawmaker backed by former President Donald Trump, conceded defeat in his Republican primary election, Cawthorn's spokesman said. He is a member of the Republican Party.. After working as a staffer for U.S . Budd will face off against Beasley in North Carolina Senate contest, per AP race calls, Cawthorn's inflammatory comments have some Republicans in his district tiring of him. He lost to Chuck Edwards, a three-term GOP state senator. Sen. Tillis also called for a bipartisan inquiry by the House Ethics Committee into allegations of Cawthorn participating in insider trading. Cawthorn's congressional race has been one to watch during Tuesday's GOP primary election in North Carolina, as well as the Senate GOP primary. (WHNS) Cawthorn addressed supporters and the media informally on Tuesday night shortly before 10 p.m. and said the election was close . "The big question remains: Will Madison Cawthorn lose the primary on May 17th? Worse than helping our enemies, Cawthorn hurts our heroes. "You don't get anything done being Bernie Sanders or the Squad. In November, Budd will face the Democratic nominee, Cheri Beasley, a former North Carolina Supreme Court chief justice. Bookmakers have also suggested the political firebrand could power through the controversies and not only win the primary but go on to gain another term in office. We were acting foolish, and joking," he said on Twitter, adding: "Blackmail won't win. That could mean undecided voters move toward other candidates, such as Edwards, he said. Edwards topped the embattled Cawthorn by a razor-thin margin Tuesday with 33.5% of the vote over Cawthorns 31.6% with about 99% of the ballots tallied. She said she sees herself as a Trump-like alternative to Cawthorn, and painted Edwards as an establishment, moderate candidate. The 26-year-old right-wing firebrand was beaten by North Carolina state Sen. Chuck Edwards in Tuesdays Republican primary contest for the right to represent the solid-red 11th Congressional District. Cawthorn who at 26 is the youngest member of Congress had Trump's backing but his path to primary defeat was paved with an increasing number of improprieties in recent months. Madison Cawthorn helps our enemies, hurts our heroes, the voiceover says at the end of the ad. Cawthorn rose to political stardom during his Republican National Convention speech in 2020 where he dramatically stood up out of his wheelchair. 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