The big question for months in the Republican US Senate primary is whether on Tuesday, May 17 there will be three major candidates on the ballot or two.
Former 6th District Congressman Mark Walker has announced that on Thursday, Jan. 27 at 6 p.m. at the Greensboro Auto Auction at 3907 W. Wendover Ave., he is going to answer that question.
According to a recent Civitas poll, Walker, who was the first to announce he was running for the Senate, is mired in third place. Former NC Gov. Pat McCrory is in first place with the support of 24 percent of likely voters, 13th District Congressman Ted Budd is in second place with the support of about 19 percent and Walker is struggling to stay relevant in third place with 7 percent.
In June 2021, former President Donald Trump made the surprise announcement that he was supporting Budd in the Republican Senate primary.
In December 2021, Walker reportedly met with Trump and, according to press reports, Trump offered to support Walker if he dropped out of the Senate race and ran for Congress in the new 7th District.
According to Walker’s campaign, on Jan. 27 Walker is going to announce if he plans to take Trump up on that offer despite the fact that there are still a lot of unknowns about the congressional races.
The North Carolina Supreme Court is currently considering several lawsuits that challenge the congressional districts drawn by the Republican state legislature. So at this point nobody knows whether those 14 congressional districts drawn by the state legislature will stand or if the NC Supreme Court will find that the districts are unconstitutionally drawn to favor Republican candidates and orders them to be redrawn.
The redistricting map that is currently being challenged divides Guilford County into three congressional districts that lean Republican. Walker, who was first elected to Congress in 2014, won reelection in 2016 and 2018. However, in 2020, the 6th District was redrawn as a heavily Democratic district and Walker chose not to run for reelection in a district he couldn’t win, and in December 2020 Walker announced he was running for the US Senate seat that is open because Sen. Richard Burr is not running for reelection.
Gov McCrory would lose the general election. So would our Lt. Gov. We need a likeable fresh face with a positive attitude. Our Republican legislature is doing a great job to improve the state’s business & job climate. NC is one of the snow-bird’s prime re-location destinations – were would that they leave their voting habits behind.
I don’t think any candidate should align themselves with President Trump now. They should have their own platform.
On another note, I’m sure most of you have noticed the fading Stock Market. This whole economy is propped up with free or low-interest money. So I have expected this for some time. It ain’t gonna be pretty. the LEFT is destroying our Republic. Big Banks + Big Media + Big Business = Big Brother.
Speaking of Big Banks like BofA or Wells Fargo. They are both signing onto “Bail-ins” in their new banking agreements. NJ & IN already have such laws. If you don’t know what bail-ins are, you need to look it up now. You should be very afraid.
https://www.investopedia.com/terms/b/bailin.asp
Difference with bail-outs and bail-ins. Both are scary, and lead to citizens paying the bills.
Under a bail-in agreement, you can lose cash that you have on deposit, even if the bank does not fail.
There is no indication that Walker can overcome being in third place, so he should either drop out or run for congress, but only if he can run in a favorable district. No point in running, if one knows one can’t win.
In today’s world, we’d all do well to remember it doesn’t have to be a Republican as long as it’s not a Democrat.
Mark is a Christian man, husband, father, and friend. What he brings to any election is ethics, not disparaging his opponents. He talks about what we can do, versus what others aren’t doing. My wife and I will support him and hope he runs in the new 7th district.
You make a good point. We differ in that I don’t think people should use religion as a reference.
I would vote for him. He has done well to avoid the trappings of Trumpism and still earned a private endorsement from Trump for the House Seat. Too bad he got squeezed out with the Republican gerrymandering. Good man overall.
Walker lied to Republicans and tea party grass roots workers in 2014. He said in November of 14 he would not vote for John Boehner for speaker. In 2015 he lied and voted for Boehner speaker. He got major establishment Boehner and Paul Ryan money in 15 and beyond. He was one of Paul Ryan’s boys! Ryan opposed Trump! Ryan sent a letter out endorsing Wakker in 21. Walker was not a grass roots darling like he preaches while thumping the Bible and snowing good and emotional Christians in churches as he uses God in the wrong way for self glory and power! We in the old sixth district remember. Walker also hated Meadows abd the Freedom caucus just like yankee moderate Ryan!