Addison McDowell

The biggest challenge for Democrats heading into the November midterm elections is not Republican redistricting efforts but a loss of trust among American voters following the Biden administration, Rep. Addison McDowell, R-N.C., said on Newsmax Wednesday.

Appearing on "Wake Up America," McDowell said that recent congressional redistricting victories for Republicans may provide an advantage in upcoming elections but insisted that Democrats' credibility problems remain the dominant political issue.

"Americans don't trust Democrats, and it has nothing to do with redistricting," McDowell said.

The congressman made the remarks while discussing a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision allowing Alabama to use a new congressional map that eliminates one of the state's two majority-Black districts.

Republicans have argued the ruling could improve their chances of maintaining or expanding their House majority in the November midterms.

McDowell pointed to his home state of North Carolina, where Republicans approved a new congressional map last year, but argued voter dissatisfaction with Democrats is a more significant factor than district boundaries.

"I think it gives us a serious boost," McDowell said of the Alabama ruling. "But the real crux of the issue with the midterms is that Democrats are not trusted by the American people anymore."

McDowell criticized Democrats for defending former President Joe Biden during his time in office despite concerns about his age and fitness for office.

"You had a president for four years who we could all see had the mental faculties that were slipping away," McDowell said. "Americans don't trust Democrats."

McDowell also argued Republicans are now responding to what they view as years of Democrat-led gerrymandering.

"We finally came to the party and said, 'Hey, we're not going to let Democrats gerrymander our country away without putting up a fight,'" he said.

Asked about the results of Tuesday's primary elections across six states, McDowell said his focus has shifted from primary contests to the general election campaign.

"I'm not focused on primaries anymore. I'm looking toward the general election," he said.

McDowell went on to criticize several Democrat Senate candidates running in competitive races — including Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner, Texas Senate candidate James Talarico, and former North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper.

"The Democrats have put up horrible candidates," McDowell said. "I put our Republican candidates up against these Democrats any day of the week."

McDowell argued Democrat candidates will ultimately have to answer for what he described as a broader loss of confidence among voters.

"The real thing that they're going to have to answer for is, we don't trust you," he said. "You lied to us for four years, and you're out of touch with the American people."

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