The Political Junkie: Tillis Loses Primary Challenger & New Maps Unsettle NC Republican Incumbents

By Grant Holub-Moorman,

Published December 6, 2019 at 12:18 PM EST

Map showing the new congressional districs in NC. — The new 2020 congressional map excised rural portions of District 2 and 6, which are expected to unseat their Republican incumbents.

Now that incumbent North Carolina Sen. Thom Tillis lost his Republican primary challenger Garland Tucker, will he stick close to President Trump or try to appease centrists in the state?analyzes Tillis鈥� strategy with host Frank Stasio.

They also talk about new potential primary challenges in the Senate race, including Greensboro Republican Rep. Mark Walker who is considering other political jobs now that his redrawn Congressional district is friendlier to Democrats. Meanwhile, what do the shake-ups in the pool of Democratic presidential candidates mean for the party鈥檚 political pendulum? Does California Sen. Kamala Harris鈥� departure indicate disdain for a woman president or candidate of color, or is it simply a cautionary tale of campaign discord? Rudin and Stasio look at the latest news in the 2020 race, including polling showing former Vice President Joe Biden often in the lead while centrists Pete Buttigieg and Michael Bloomberg remain poised to claim the moderate mantle.

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Grant Holub-Moorman

Grant Holub-Moorman coordinates events and North Carolina outreach for 吉彩网网站, including a monthly trivia night. He is a founding member of Embodied and a former producer for The State of Things.

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Frank Stasio

Longtime NPR correspondent Frank Stasio was named permanent host of The State of Things in June 2006. A native of Buffalo, Frank has been in radio since the age of 19. He began his public radio career at WOI in Ames, Iowa, where he was a magazine show anchor and the station's News Director.

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