Ever since President Trump first came on the scene in 2015, there’s been a strong “throw the bums out” and “drain the swamp” mentality in Republican politics.
It’s a super common phenomenon, almost unavoidable when the party is undergoing a massive coalition shift like the GOP has done over the last decade — moving from a Reaganite party to an America First party.
And it’s super evident in North Carolina right now. Despite plenty of wins, there’s a powerful undercurrent of dissatisfaction with GOP leadership. Some of it is legitimate, and some of it is short-sighted.
But I wanted to touch on this as a follow-up to my piece last night on the Sheriff Sam Page vs. Sen. Phil Berger challenge and my ongoing writing about U.S. Sen. Thom Tillis.
On its face, there are a lot of similarities in the dynamics driving the grassroots frustration with the two men. But the results, I think, are going to be radically different.
Incumbents don’t lose just because people are mad
There’s this persistent ide…
