Ted Budd Coverage

NC candidates tiptoed past media, opponents on path to primary victories
U.S. Senate candidates Ted Budd and Cheri Beasley adopted disciplined primary strategies. Several congressional candidates were cautious and relied on outside money.

Budd, Beasley take aim at one another as focus shifts to November election
Republican U.S. Rep. Ted Budd and former Democratic state Supreme Court Chief Justice Cheri Beasley advanced to the November election for U.S. Senate. Beasley is already facing an attack ad from a GOP group.

The winner of North Carolina's primary elections? Big, outside money.
Political interest groups from outside of North Carolina offered an unprecedented level of financial support to candidates, including some who couldn't win without it.

Budd, Beasley pleased with primary outcome; McCrory concerned about conservative voters
Former Gov. Pat McCrory lost in his bid to for the Republican nomination to US Senate and shared his concerns about the party's direction with supporters

Ted Budd gets Republican nod in US Senate race
Ted Bud dominated a Republican field that included former Gov. Pat McCrory and 12 others to claim the nomination and the chance to run against Cheri Beasley in the fall.

Beasley, Budd clinch US Senate nods, advance to November election
Former North Carolina Supreme Court Chief Justice defeated 10 Democratic U.S. Senate primary opponents. U.S. Rep. Ted Budd defeated 13 Republicans.

Beasley braces for US Senate general election, positions herself as NC's lone moderate
U.S. Senate candidate Cheri Beasley is the presumptive Democratic nominee. She is preparing for a matchup with Republican frontrunner Ted Budd.

Abortion takes on heightened political importance as NC primary nears
Top candidates in competitive races shared their views on abortion in light of a leaked draft opinion from the U.S. Supreme Court indicating that it could overturn Roe v. Wade.

McCrory and Walker weigh in on Trump's influence at Budd-free US Senate debate
Former North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory and former U.S. Rep. Mark Walker participated in the fourth U.S. Senate primary debate. Rep. Ted. Budd did not attend.

School-choice PAC floods NC airwaves in heated US Senate GOP primary
School Freedom Fund, a political action committee aligned with Club for Growth Action, has spent more than $1.3 million attacking former Gov. Pat McCrory ahead of the May 17 election.

CBC OPINION
Editorial: Have outside forces taken over North Carolina's GOP?
Friday, April 22, 2022 -- Is North Carolina's Republican Party vanishing? Has it been bought out and swallowed up by former President Donald Trump and organizations backing his endorsed candidates? These are groups such as the "Conservative Outsider PAC" which shares many of the same donors as the Club for Growth that, with Trump, seems to be dominating this state's GOP primary season.

NC GOP Senate candidates tangle over education, 2020 election results
Former Gov. Pat McCrory, former U.S. Rep. Mark Walker and combat veteran Marjorie K. Eastman faced off in a debate Wednesday. U.S. Rep. Ted Budd declined the invitation.

$1.5M ad campaign touts Robinson's backing of Budd; McCrory calls claims 'total deception'
A Washington, D.C., political action committee is touting Republican Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson's support of U.S. Rep. Ted Budd for an open U.S. Senate seat.

Smart tactic or missed opportunity? Budd is the latest GOP frontrunner to avoid debates
U.S. Rep. Ted Budd has avoided four U.S. Senate debates. His top GOP primary opponents are taking aim at the lack of participation as Budd gains momentum.

North Carolina's U.S. Senate race: A guide
Longtime Sen. Richard Burr (R-NC) is retiring at the end of the year. Three big-name Republicans are duking it out in the GOP primary, while Democrats have mostly coalesced around a former state Supreme Court Chief Justice.

7 takeaways from WRAL's U.S. Senate GOP primary debate
Former North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory and former U.S. Rep. Mark Walker took aim at one candidate not on stage: U.S. Rep. Ted Budd. Budd is the frontrunner and has the support of former President Donald Trump.

US Senate debate to air Thursday on WRAL between Pat McCrory and Mark Walker
WRAL will host the debate at 7 p.m. ET Thursday between former Gov. Pat McCrory and former U.S. Rep. Mark Walker. WRAL also invited U.S. Rep. Ted Budd, but has not accepted the invitation as of Wednesday.

Budd leads McCrory in US Senate race, WRAL News poll shows
U.S. Rep. Ted Budd has a 10-point lead over former Gov. Pat McCrory in a WRAL News poll of Republican primary voters ahead of the May 17 election. But many voters are still undecided.

CBC OPINION
Editorial: 'America First' rally puts truth last
Monday, April 11, 2022 -- Donald Trump and the supporting cast at the "Save America" rally on Saturday in Selma labeled themselves "America First" Republicans. Any rational, sober and honest person watching and listening would better describe them as "truth last" Republicans. Let's hope they represent a fringe group.