A Republican challenges Chuck Edwards

About this episode

The episode explores the views of Adam Smith, a Republican candidate, on the performance of incumbent Chuck Edwards.

I haven't conducted any polling, but I am willing to bet that the world view of my guest for this episode, soldier turned strategic consultant Adam Smith , is shared by many thousands of registered Republicans. I have no doubt that is true for most of North Carolina Congressional District 11. So I tried not to make this an ideological debate. Just an exploration of why one candidate for this seat has concluded that the incumbent, Chuck Edwards, isn’t doing the job that a conservative Republican should be doing. Resources: Adam Smith For Congress "Gay frog" research (Duke University Press) Alleged porn in Jackson County How much is Bernie Sanders really worth?

People in this episode

Host: James Hrynyshyn

Guest: Adam Smith

Topics covered

• politics
• Republican party
• North Carolina
• elections
• candidate debate

Keywords

• Republican
• North Carolina Congressional District 11
• political debate
• Adam Smith
• Chuck Edwards

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Duke University Press

Places: North Carolina, Jackson County

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