Speaker Johnson says Buckhout will flip NC-1 in 'midterm unlike any other'
On Aug. 4, just 91 days out from the midterm elections, Republican Speaker of the US House Mike Johnson of Louisiana expressed his confidence in Col. Laurie Buckhout, the Republican nominee running to unseat Democrat incumbent Don Davis of North Carolina’s First Congressional District.
During a campaign stop in Greenville, where they also met with farmers and business leaders from the eastern part of the state, Johnson called the upcoming election a “midterm unlike any other.”
“She is one of our star recruits to run for Congress this fall, and she is going to flip a blue seat to red, North Carolina’s 1st Congressional District, an essential part of the strategy to ensure the Republicans maintain the majority in Congress,” Johnson told the press.
The House race in North Carolina’s 1st District is one of the top three most-watched races in America, according to Johnson. Americans know that there are about 18 to 20 seats that “are going to decide the fate of the majority in the House and …