Former North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory is seen in an undated file photo.
Former North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory says he s running for the U.S. Senate in 2022.
The Republican, Charlotte s longest-serving mayor before being elected governor in 2012, said in a video posted to a campaign site that went live Tuesday he has a conservative track record of standing firm . built in North Carolina, not Washington, D.C.
He formally made the announcement on his WBT radio show Tuesday morning.
McCrory, 64, narrowly lost his reelection bid in 2016 to Democrat Roy Cooper, who subsequently won a second term in 2020. In McCrory s announcement Tuesday, he said Republicans needed to take back the Senate from Kamala Harris. Harris, the Democratic vice president, presides over the Senate and can cast tie-breaking votes.
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Governors Long Honeymoon of COVID Approval Ratings Is Coming to an End
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Newsweek analysis has found.
But those polling bounces from handling the virus have been eroded over the course of the pandemic, and many governors have seen a substantial drop from their approval rating peaks last spring.
The pandemic gave America s governors a unique opportunity to show leadership in a time of national crisis. While some focused on public health, taking drastic action such as shuttering businesses and imposing stay-at-home orders, others put emphasis on maintaining personal liberty.
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With the pandemic claiming more than 500,000 American lives so far, the results for their political fortunes, just like their COVID plans, have been mixed. But, broadly, voter approval was more buoyant for those who took a stricter line on public health. That is changing over time.
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