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New poll shows Trump-backed Budd surging
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Posted By: NorthernDog, 5/12/2022 4:21:51 PM

GREENSBORO, N.C. – Rep. Ted Budd, former President Donald Trump’s chosen candidate in the U.S. Senate race in North Carolina, has built a dominant lead even as voters cast their ballots in the Republican primary. Budd, the 13th District representative from Advance who earned Trump’s endorsement and has millions in super PAC money to spend, now has the support of 43% of Republican voters, based on the most recent WGHP/The Hill/Emerson College Poll, a 5-point increase from the first poll conducted in April. That widened Budd’s lead to 27 points over his next closest challenger, former Gov. Pat McCrory, among

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Democrat nominee will most likely be Cheri Beasley.

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Reply 1 - Posted by: john56 5/12/2022 6:03:33 PM (No. 1153525)
Well, let's see. Trump is 55-1 so far in endorsements. I'm thinking that winning percentage is gonna hold up the next few weeks. He could lose one or two, but I'd go with the "OVER" if I were a betting man.
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Reply 2 - Posted by: anniebc 5/13/2022 1:02:23 AM (No. 1153826)
Former Gov. McCrory was a colossal failure. I knew he was bad for NC when my leftist sister liked him because he advanced some free giveaway when he ran for governor. I think it was free college since she had a son in high school at the time. He deserved to lose, but here he is again.
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