Rockingham Sheriff Sam Page talks about his win over Phil Berger, one of the most powerful politicians in N.C.
About this episode
Rockingham Sheriff Sam Page discusses his surprising victory over Senate leader Phil Berger in a state senate primary.
On this week's show, Rockingham Sheriff Sam Page joins Tim just hours after he being Senate leader Phil Berger in a state senate primary and arguably the biggest political upset in modern North Carolina political history. Page answers why he thinks he won, his phone call with Berger, how he hopes to fit in in the legislature, the story behind his signature cowboy hat, and what his mother thought of all the attack ads against him.
Topics covered
- politics
- elections
- upsets
Keywords
- Rockingham Sheriff
- Phil Berger
- North Carolina
- political upset
- legislature
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