Thom Tillis, a retiring North Carolina RINO, spent the last few days doing what he would not do in a primary. He bashed the president who carried his state, and shopped a book about it. He took the act to 60 Minutes on Sunday and The View on Monday. The book came out Tuesday. Tillis has served two terms. […] The post Tillis Quit, Then Told 60 Minutes MAGA Can’t Win appeared first on StoneZone .
Thom Tillis, a retiring North Carolina RINO, spent the last few days doing what he would not do in a primary. He bashed the president who carried his state, and shopped a book about it. He took the act to 60 Minutes on Sunday and The View on Monday. The book came out Tuesday. Tillis has served two terms. He was elected in 2014, sworn in January 2015, and leaves in January 2027. He knows the last general-election result. He is still arguing with it. Sunday he told Ross Douthat the next Republican nominee cannot be a MAGA candidate, because that candidate could not win a general election. After a tough midterm, he said, Trump will have a heavy hand in the 2028 primary, and the party has to speak frankly about the profile it needs.…Open
What was the result of the 2024 election in North Carolina regarding the popular vote and electoral votes?
In the 2024 election, Donald Trump won the popular vote with approximately 77.3 million votes, carrying all seven swing states including North Carolina. He received 312 electoral votes compared to Kamala Harris's 226 electoral votes. In North Carolina specifically, Trump received 2,898,423 votes to Harris's 2,715,375.
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What was the outcome of the Republican primary for the seat Tillis is vacating, and who was the winner?
The Republican primary resulted in Michael Whatley, the former Republican National Committee chair and Trump's endorsee, winning the March 3 nomination with 64.6% of the vote. The next closest candidate, Don Brown, received 15.6%.
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Which specific cabinet members or nominees did Thom Tillis identify as "regrets" or "poster children" for people who should not have had authority?
Tillis identified Pete Hegseth as the "biggest regret" of his career, noting he voted to confirm him in a 50-50 vote. He also called Kristi Noem and Pete Hegseth "poster children" for people who should never have had the authority they were given, and he expressed regret over the picks of Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Tulsi Gabbard, Howard Lutnick, and Kristi Noem.
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What specific actions did Senator Thom Tillis take following his announcement that he would not run for re-election?
After announcing he would not run for re-election on June 29, 2025, Tillis authored a book titled "How to Lose Friends and Antagonize Presidents." He also appeared on high-profile media programs, including 60 Minutes on Sunday and The View on Monday, where he criticized the president and various administration picks.
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How did Thom Tillis's predictions regarding Donald Trump's performance in North Carolina compare to the actual 2024 election results?
On October 23, 2024, Tillis told Bloomberg Television that Trump would carry North Carolina by about the same margin he won in 2020. In the actual 2024 election, Trump won North Carolina with 2,898,423 votes (about 51%) to Kamala Harris's 2,715,375 votes (about 47.8%), which was a wider margin than his 2020 victory.
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What are the specific reasons provided by retiring North Carolina Senator Thom Tillis for why a MAGA candidate cannot win a general election?
Thom Tillis stated on 60 Minutes that a MAGA candidate cannot win a general election because the brand works in red MAGA states but will not work in a general election. He argued that the Republican party needs to speak frankly about the profile it needs for the next nominee, suggesting that the current brand is not viable for a general election win.
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