GOP candidate Madison Cawthorn has won his Congressional seat in North Carolina, despite polls previously indicating he’d been trailing his Democratic opponent. His response? A dignified tweet saying, “Cry more, lib.”
Cry more, lib.
— Madison Cawthorn (@CawthornforNC) November 4, 2020
According to the Associated Press, Cawthorn, 25, won 54.5% of the vote for the 11th District congressional seat, while Democratic candidate Moe Davis got 42.4%. Cawthorn becomes the youngest member of Congress.
Cawthorn, who uses a wheelchair after a car accident in 2014 left him partially paralyzed, has been tipped as a rising star of the Republican party. However, in recent months his campaign has been dogged by accusations against him of sexual misconduct and racism.
Cawthorn recently published an attack online of his opponents. He singled out a journalist, Tom Fiedler, for supporting “non-white” candidate Cory Booker. Cawthorn later backtracked, saying his mention of Booker was a “syntax error”.
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Cawthorn has also trashed the Black Lives Matter movement and said the biggest problem Black communities face are “fatherless homes.” He has previously suggested reparations lead to a “victimhood mentality” and Black people don’t deserve anything because “we [paid] enough when 600,000 Americans died to free slaves.”
Last month, Cawthorn criticized any advancement of LGBTQ rights beyond marriage. He told the Charlie Kirk Show the LGBTQ movement was “two people who wanted to be able to get married. But now it’s saying that we need to be able to have gender reassignment surgery for 12-year-olds. They never stopped at a line. They always go further.”
Last month, over 150 of Cawthorn’s former classmates signed a letter accusing him of sexually predatory behavior whilst at college. Cawthorn’s campaign manager, John Hart, dismissed the “unsubstantiated and anonymous accusations.”
Cawthorn’s vacation choices have also raised some eyebrows, with a trip to visit a rural retreat of Adolf Hitler’s in Bavaria leading to accusations of being a Nazi sympathizer. Cawthorn posted photos from his visit to the “Eagle’s Nest” to his Instagram, saying that it had long been on his “bucket list.” Responding to criticism of the photos, he later said, “When I visited the Eagle’s Nest this was the history I had in mind. It was a surreal experience to be remembering their joy in a place where the Nazi regime had plotted unspeakable acts of evil.”
Cawthorn followed up his “Cry more, lib,” tweet with a message of thanks to his supporters: “From the bottom of my heart, Thank you. All glory goes to God and I am excited to serve each and every member of this district.”
From the bottom of my heart, Thank you.
All glory goes to God and I am excited to serve each and every member of this district. Thank you! pic.twitter.com/oFnizpzqVa
— Madison Cawthorn (@CawthornforNC) November 4, 2020
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okiloki
Another sexual predator masquerading as a Christian pulls one over the voters.
jayceecook
He’s not a “predator masquerading as a Christian”. He is both. They aren’t mutually exclusive.
Donston
We should all know that polls don’t mean anything. While the “average American” cares more about religion and the economy (which most don’t really know anything about). You can lean on being a “good Christian boy” so long as you ain’t caught with anyone beyond a cis female. That’s all they care about.
WashDrySpin
Walk over here and say it to my face
Catholicslutbox
At least he supplies his own chair.
Jake123
I’m sorry but why do you keep highlighting this guy, is it because he’s good looking?? Like really he’s just an average republican, why give him any free press ??
Donston
He’s a conventionally good-looking, semi young white guy. We all know “gay media” wouldn’t care about him if he weren’t. But it’s a persistent issue with “Liberal media” in general, always highlighting the “enemy” instead of people you supposedly support.
Harley
He might have a pretty mug but a really ugly soul lies beneath it. Pass.
Ronbo
Donstan, you are right. Our media must stop building ‘enemies lists” and focus on what we want – not what we fear. We must demand equality for everyone, including TW and TM.
Our community has a huge problem with a small group of activists who are constantly providing ammunition for Cawthorne’s kind of right-wing nonsense. (“But now it’s saying that we need to be able to have gender reassignment surgery for 12-year-olds.”) While his statement is generally not true for 99% of us, the extremists feed this kind of nonsense.
We are losing the war for trans-equality because the 1% of extremists who publish and comment as such in Queerty, Pink News, and LGBTQ nation. These extremists are continually agitating this fear and attacking those, like JKR who support trans equality; but, call for caution when pitting trans rights over the rights of all others – including immature children and vulnerable women.
Today I’m conversing with one extremist who demands that TW be allowed to engage in medical studies for ovarian cancer, pregnancy complications, menopause and gynecological conditions, such as uterine fibroids and pelvic floor disorders. We have our own problem with these anti-science extremists who are quickly destroying hard-earned LGBTQ goodwill and pubic policy gains.
Kangol2
@Donston, I agree with you. But also consider this: Queerty highlighted two of the newest out gay & pro-LGBTQ members of Congress, both of whom are Black (one African American, one Afro-Latino), who will join the House Democratic majority, and may be able, even despite being freshman, to have some say in new legislation, particularly legislation that could aid LGBTQ people. How many Queerty respondents even posted anything about them? As I type this, three people. That’s it.
One of the reasons beyond the one you mention is that Queerty posts about people like Cawthorne who has repellent views but also did just make history as the youngest person elected to Congress in recent history, is because most Queerty readers clearly don’t care about those two Black gay politicians, who will be in a position to do good things for LGBTQ people, but this one about a right-wing Republican has merited 20+. The stats speak for themselves.
Jake123
@Kangol2 that says a lot about society tbh. Everyone would rather attack our enemies rather than truly support our allies.
Cam
Investigate every charge against him and the fact that he lied on official documents about his work history.
Polaro
My guess is he doesn’t make it through one term without resigning for something disgusting.
Creamsicle
Even if he avoids a big scandal, he’ll actually need to defend a record in 2 year’s time. His first incumbent race will be his most vulnerable campaign,
sportstar2600
I sense some Aaron Schock energy going on.
Mister P
I am very disappointed in our country.
Joshua333
They have to some scum around.
cynicalsteve
I wonder how this closet queen will decorate his office.
barryaksarben
I am proud to be a LIB who refuses to vote for a nazi puke. Hitler lover did not even thank his supporters FIRST. He had to do the pathetic bully thing
paul dorian lord fredine
he’s the republican’s tammy, a vet in a wheel chair, only she’s the real deal. now, if he can only have a baby while in office.
Texasholdem
Baldwin and max Cleland were war vets.
Cawthorn and Greg Abbott were accident victims who never served.
Max
it’s really sad when voters will vote an ugly-souled Republican into office just for the ability to maintain party dominance. from everything he’s said and done, he’s not anything to want except for hate.
to taunt another party over his own win is just a pathetic excuse for a human being that happens to be in a wheelchair.
James
STUPID NAZI TRASH LOSER.
marshal phillips
Pride goeth before a fall.
Kevan1
Give him time. His is coming. Cannot wait to see the aftermath.
CityguyUSA
Has he slept with Falwell yet?
Saki
why all this media coverage for this guy here on this platform?
Max
by the way, he’s thanking God for his win and taunting liberals. God wouldn’t have wanted that, so whomever his customized-to-fit-him God is, it certainly isn’t the one written in the bible.
Openminded
Sounds like another Trump in training with that snarky attitude.