The GOP swept both races in North Carolina last night!
Democrats spent a record $8 million on the two races and still lost. Republicans only spent about $1.3 million.
Republican Greg Murphy won North Carolina’s 3rd Congressional District in the special election and Dan Bishop won the 9th District of Cumberland County.
President Trump tweeted congratulations and then predicted the media would now ignore this huge win for the Republicans:
Greg Murphy is a big winner in North Carolina 03. Much bigger margins than originally anticipated. Congratulations Greg!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 11, 2019
He guessed right on this:
.@CNN & @MSNBC were all set to have a BIG victory, until Dan Bishop won North Carolina 09. Now you will hear them barely talk about, or cover, the race. Fake News never wins!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 11, 2019
An election-eve rally from President Trump sent both candidates over the top. This was a win for President Trump and his MAGA agenda because it’s the first step in taking the house back from Nancy Pelosi.
The GOP Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel tweeted out that President Trump’s endorsement “paid off” big:
There’s no denying it: @realDonaldTrump’s endorsement “paid off” big in North Carolina! pic.twitter.com/l4R6p3zFi1
— Ronna McDaniel (@RonnaMcDaniel) September 11, 2019
Bishop spoke to supporters after winning:
BREAKING: Republican Dan Bishop wins special congressional election in North Carolina https://t.co/LbgsTexJmF pic.twitter.com/eOxeCsw93P
— CBS News (@CBSNews) September 11, 2019
