Thom Tillis Will Not Run Again
Sen. Thom Tillis, a Republican who has represented North Carolina in Washington for a decade and has clashed with President Donald Trump as recently as Saturday, announced Sunday he will not seek reelection, the Raleigh News and Observer reports.
Politico: “Tillis made the announcement after voting ‘no’ on a procedural vote to advance President Donald Trump’s ‘big, beautiful bill’ — the cornerstone of his domestic policy agenda. Trump subsequently attacked Tillis in a series of social media posts.”
Axios: Trump goes scorched earth on Thom Tillis over “big, beautiful bill.”
Scoop: Roy Cooper leans toward N.C. Senate bid, potential Trump showdown
“North Carolina Democrats are getting closer to the gift they’ve have been asking for all year, with former Gov. Roy Cooper (D) leaning toward a Senate run in the state President Trump has won three times.
Why it matters: The field is essentially frozen until Cooper and Lara Trump, the president’s daughter-in-law, decide if they want to be their party’s nominees.
- In their own way, they both have the “right of first refusal” in their party’s primaries.
What they’re saying: “Governor Cooper continues to strongly consider a run for the Senate and will decide in the coming weeks,” said Morgan Jackson, Cooper’s top political adviser told Axios.”