Madison Cawthorn’s Primary Challenger Is Everything Cawthorn Isn’t

Do voters prefer a serious legislator who does his job and reflects the values of his district to a headline-grabbing neophyte? We’re about to find out.

State senator Chuck Edwards isn’t well-known outside of North Carolina, but that won’t be the case for long if his bid to knock off Representative Madison Cawthorn in an upcoming Republican primary election succeeds.

Voters in North Carolina's heavily Republican 11th congressional district are unlikely to choose a Democrat in November.