Oh HELL no! I got 4 years (and counting) of receipts from Ted Budd that tell me *exactly* who he is, no matter who he pretends to be. I have saved every message in a carefully curated folder, even the ones — *especially* the ones that never address the question, just regurgitate it and a basic civics lesson that I’m sure he has stored for copy-and pasting (because the fonts in his emails don’t match, and you can pretty easily pick out the boilerplate). Budd has never once had an original thought — he’s just a(nother) Trump ventriloquist dummy.
I absolutely agree. Even Tillis is probably eyeing a move in the future. Both of these senators play the long game and everything is a calculation. But they are supposed to be serving NC all the time
Let’s see what he does about confirmation of Blanche. That’ll be a good indication of where he is. I bet he’ll vote to confirm!
Budd will NEVER Buck Trump! Trump understands one thing…how to manipulate public opinion.
Trump knows full well that Budd is just as much in bed with him as ever.
Trump also understands that Budd is in a tough reelection campaign that requires him to “Appear” to move closer to the political center.
So…this appearance of Budd bucking Trump is just a show to manipulate the vote in Budd’s favor to be reelected.
Once the election is over Budd will retreat into his Trump bed once more. Period.
John Kibler
Monroe, NC
It’s too late, Budd.
Thoughtful consideration 'bout our mostly silent Senator.
Any similar thoughts on our almost voiceless incumbent 9th District Representative?
Especially in the context of yesterday's "honorables" decision opening national party checking accounts directly to candidates' campaigns?
This November is a bit closer than 2028 :-)
Oh HELL no! I got 4 years (and counting) of receipts from Ted Budd that tell me *exactly* who he is, no matter who he pretends to be. I have saved every message in a carefully curated folder, even the ones — *especially* the ones that never address the question, just regurgitate it and a basic civics lesson that I’m sure he has stored for copy-and pasting (because the fonts in his emails don’t match, and you can pretty easily pick out the boilerplate). Budd has never once had an original thought — he’s just a(nother) Trump ventriloquist dummy.
I absolutely agree. Even Tillis is probably eyeing a move in the future. Both of these senators play the long game and everything is a calculation. But they are supposed to be serving NC all the time
Gather ye roads, Budd, while ye may.
Agree with you, Budd is part of draining the swamp
This isn't surprising. Trump is about as popular as Deer Ticks these days.