Former Charlotte Mayor and North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory lost on election night in the GOP primary for the state's open U.S. Senate seat. WFAE’s Tommy Tomlinson, in his On My Mind commentary, wonders what else McCrory has lost along the way.
With backing from Donald Trump, former Rep. Mark Walker of North Carolina’s expected this week to end his GOP Senate bid and run to return to the House
Will Governor McCrory become Senator McCrory?
Published April 29, 2021
Maybe you can’t stand Pat, but former Governor McCrory could be future Senator McCrory.
When McCrory announced he’ll run for the Senate next year, many of my fellow Democrats laughed – and pounced. So did Republicans.
Democrats dismissed him as the Governor who signed into law House Bill 2, the controversial transgender “bathroom bill,” and then became the first North Carolina governor to lose reelection.
Another Republican running for the Senate seat, former Congressman Mark Walker, attacked him saying: “With taking back the Senate majority hinging on our success in North Carolina, why would we gamble on Pat McCrory a career politician who has lost more statewide races than he’s won?”