By this time next year, North Carolina Misrepresentative Madison "Foghorn" Cawthorn should be rolling down the walk of shame in his wheelchair, as his legal troubles catch up to him.
We say that with certainty because Foghorn will not return to Washington in January, after losing a GOP primary to NC State Senator Chuck Edwards on Tuesday night.
Cawthorn, in effect, dug his own political grave by getting cited twice for trying to bring guns on board a flight in the space of a few weeks, and having old videos surface of him in women's lingerie, and, in a separate clip, in bed naked with another man, presumably from Cawthorn's college days. Speaking of which, Foghorn lied about Navy, which rejected him in the first place, looking for sympathy points. The final nail in the coffin, some would say, was the endorsement of former president Donald Trump. This marks the 2nd straight week that a Trump-backed candidate fell in defeat, after Nebraskan Trump clone Charles Herbster was whooped at the polls. A 3rd Trumpian candidate, Dr. Mehmet Oz, gave up his syndicated yack-fest to run for Senate from Pennsylvania, but finds himself in a tight race as of press time, too close to call. They are waiting on-----wait for it----mail-in ballots on this one
Cawthorn may have also burned his bridges with the national GOP with his allegations of being invited to parties that involved----what else?----sex & drugs, something GOP leaders are not too thrilled about hearing in public.
In hindsight, Cawthorn's biggest mistake has to do with his disability. Instead of being an advocate for disabled persons (he has limited mobility away from his wheelchair), he opted to cater to the whims of Trump, and that, along with his own sins, cost him.
We'll see how Edwards fares in November, and if he can keep the seat red.
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