The North Carolina GOP Senate field has been locked into a chaotic and divisive fight since early last year and are now “fighting for survival.” This Throwback Thursday, we’re taking a look back at some of the nastiest attacks of the Republican U.S. Senate primary that are now causing some Republicans to “worry” that it “could set them back ahead of the November general election.”
As the Charlotte Observer wrote – “the worst attacks” are coming from “inside the house.”
- Charlotte Observer: A new, brutal mailer on Pat McCrory is a troubling sign for Republicans
- NBC News: New anti-McCrory ad attacks him for praising Romney in 2012
- News & Observer: Group backing Ted Budd for Senate calls Pat McCrory ‘fool’ in Olympics-themed ad
- CBS17: As Budd’s endorsements grow, Senate race opponents continue with attack ads
- WFAE: NC Republican Senate candidates Budd and McCrory spar over how close is too close to Trump
- WRAL: NC GOP’s US Senate primary turns personal as Budd, Walker tangle for Trump base
- Associated Press: In Campaign Ad, McCrory Calls Out Budd on Putin, Sanctions
- Charlotte Observer: GOP Senate campaign heats up after report tying Budd to bankruptcy that hurt farmers
- News & Observer: Republican U.S. Senate candidates unite, targeting fellow candidate on the rise in polls
- News & Observer: Valentine-themed attack ad in US Senate race will interrupt NC’s ‘Bachelor’ night
- Associated Press: NC GOP Senate primary intensifies as campaigns go negative
- Politico: ‘Trump-hater’ vs. ‘Washington insider’: N.C. Republicans squabble over Senate seat
- Axios: GOP attacks its own
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