Most political coverage chases close races. I get it.
But on today’s Longleaf Politics Podcast, I did the opposite. I sat down with Jack Codiga, a Republican running in NC’s 12th Congressional District — arguably the safest Democratic seat in the state, centered on metro Charlotte. It’s also, sadly, the district I live in.
Here are the toplines:
Jack isn’t running like this is a standard “flip the seat” project. He flat-out says winning can’t be the ultimate goal.
He wants a campaign built around principles first — including a consciously Christian moral frame.
He’s making monetary policy the centerpiece, tying it directly to housing affordability in Charlotte.
The first thing I respected is that Jack doesn’t pretend the district is something it’s not. He knows the history. He knows the math. He still thinks it matters to show up.
