Tillis (apparently) not running for reelection

Donald Trump got mad at our senior senator for voting against his Big Beautiful Bill.  Trump posted on Truth Social that he would be meeting with potential primary challengers for Tillis.

Now, Thom’s friends in the drive-by media are reporting THIS:

Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., announced Sunday that he would not run for re-election, one day after he opposed a sweeping bill for President Donald Trump’s agenda.

The two-term Republican issued a lengthy statement about his decision, saying he has not been enthusiastic about seeking another six-year term in the Senate.

“As many of my colleagues have noticed over the last year, and at times even joked about, I haven’t exactly been excited about running for another term,” Tillis said. “That is true since the choice is between spending another six years navigating the political theatre and partisan gridlock in Washington or spending that time with the love of my life Susan, our two children, three beautiful grandchildren, and the rest of our extended family back home. It’s not a hard choice, and I will not be seeking re-election.”

Tillis’ seat in battleground North Carolina was already a top target for Democrats in the 2026 midterm elections. […]

With Phil Berger‘s 2026 primary for the state senate, and now an open seat for US Senate, what was supposed to be a quiet off-year vote is beginning to look like quite a ruckus.

Just to go ahead and make it clear: Michael Whatley is not an acceptable candidate for US Senate.  Go ahead and get that idea out of your head.

I know there are people around Trump who appear to be impressed with Whatley.  Many of us down here know Whatley for aiding and abetting the stomping on and screwing over of conservatives. He bragged about being the first party chairman to disown and show disdain for the J6ers.

Mark Robinson is also unacceptable.  Balanced Nutrition is about the mishandling of government money. He worked for Balanced Nutrition.  Even though his wife’s name was on it, it was part HIS. His wife and daughter are already on the hook for paying the taxpayers back more than $101,000. Further scrutiny of Balanced Nutrition’s books will likely find a lot more *problems.*   (There is also an issue of Balanced Nutrition applying for and accepting Paycheck Protect loans — which they did not appear to qualify for — from the feds during the COVID lockdown.). Read the posts in our Balanced Nutrition archive. at the top of this page.  Mark and Yolanda need to get Balanced Nutrition straightened out before they even think about coming back and asking for our trust.  That’s OUR MONEY they owe.

The only members of our congressional delegation who ARE acceptable and worth considering?  Mark Harris, Pat Harrigan, and Brad Knott.   (The rest of them can go pound sand and get back to their grifting.)