The GOP is dodging a nasty Senate primary as Rep. Mark Walker has decided not to launch a challenge against Sen. Thom Tillis in North Carolina
Rep. Mark Walker has decided not to launch a primary challenge against Sen. Thom Tillis in North Carolina, in a relief to senior Republicans who feared a scorched-earth battle in a key state.
“After prayerful reflection and consideration, I am confident that my continued service in the House will best help our efforts to reclaim the majority from Nancy Pelosi and advance our shared conservative goals,” Walker told POLITICO in a statement.Sign Up “The support from President Trump and conservatives across North Carolina in encouraging me to run for the Senate has been deeply humbling,” he continued. “When I first ran for Congress, I confronted an establishment political machine with considerable resources, power, and connections, but we overcame long odds for an improbable win.
Walker’s potential bid had been a source of anxiety for top Senate Republicans. Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and Sen. Todd Young , chairman of the National Republican Senatorial Committee, have spoken with Trump about North Carolina and argued an expensive, bloody primary would hurt his campaign and their chances to hold the Senate seat, according to two sources familiar with the conversations.
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