House Republicans Tire of Madison Cawthorn's Antics. Some in His District Have, Too.

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https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/30/us/politics/madison-cawthorn-congress.html

HENDERSONVILLE, N.C. — In the era of Donald Trump’s takeover of the Republican Party — when making falsehoods about an election isn’t disqualifying, when heckling a president at the State of the Union is no big deal, when attending an event tied to white supremacists doesn’t lead to exile — it may still be possible for a hard-right member of Congress to go too far.

That is the object lesson of Representative Madison Cawthorn of North Carolina, the House’s youngest member, whose bid for a second term is in jeopardy after a series of incendiary statements and personal foibles have soured many former supporters.

“I voted for Madison, but I think I’ll pass now because of integrity issues,’’ said John Harper, a retired furniture finisher in Franklin, N.C., at a Republican event in Mr. Cawthorn’s district last week. “I was fooled last time. I won’t be fooled again.”

Mr. Cawthorn, 26, called President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine “a thug” and his country “incredibly evil” as Russian tanks rolled in. The congressman has made headlines for bringing a knife to a school board meeting and bringing a gun through airport security. Mr. Cawthorn, who has used a wheelchair since being injured in an automobile accident when he was 18, was charged this month with driving with a revoked license. He has a May court date on the misdemeanor count that carries jail time.

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1. But he thinks he's the smartest Senator

in the House.

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2. He thinks he a pretty boy too.

my least favorite kind of man.

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4. Ha

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3. White privilege looking too ugly? his supporters don't like seeing their own vile beliefs publicly

On display! a good thing, even if temporary.

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5. Even his name annoys me

I hear it and think who named you and what were they thinking/drinking?

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6. He's so good looking people want to have orgies with him

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7. good one