North Carolina GOP delegates voted to censure Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.), who has worked on several key pieces of bipartisan legislation involving gun control and same-sex marriage.
, which codified protections for same-sex and interracial couples. Tillis has also broken with his party’s stance on immigration issues.on Saturday, former North Carolina governor Pat McCrory condemned Tillis’s censure, calling on fellow Republicans in the state to “publicly voice their opposition to the action taken at our convention.”
But other Republicans said Tillis had crossed party lines too often. Jim Forster, a delegate from Guilford County, told the Associated Press that“His recent actions don’t reflect the party’s shift to the right — in fact, they’re moving in the exact wrong direction,” Forster said of Tillis. Across the country, Republican groups have condemned their colleagues as a way to challenge political actions they disapprove of.In addition to the rebuke from the Wyoming GOP, Cheney — along with former congressman Adam Kinzinger of Illinois — was censured by the Republican National Committee. The former House Republicans were criticized for participating in the select committee investigating the
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North Carolina GOP censures Sen. Thom Tillis for straying from party on guns, immigration, LGBTQ+ rightsRepublican Sen. Thom Tillis of North Carolina was censured by his state's annual GOP convention Saturday, with delegates accusing him of straying from conservatism on certain issues.
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Republican Sen. Thom Tillis is censured by North Carolina GOP delegates at convention | CNN PoliticsThe North Carolina Republican Party voted to formally censure Sen. Thom Tillis at the party’s annual convention in Greensboro on Saturday, with at least one delegate citing Tillis’ support for LGBTQ+ rights and immigration reform for the decision.
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North Carolina GOP censures Sen. Tillis for ‘violations’ of party platformThe North Carolina Republican Party voted to censure Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC) during its annual GOP convention, accusing the state’s senior senator of violating the party’s platform on a number of key issues.
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North Carolina GOP votes to censures Sen. Tillis for supporting LGBTQ+ rightsRepublican delegates in North Carolina voted Saturday at their annual convention to censure Thom Tillis, the state's senior U.S. senator, for supporting policies they said violate key tenets of the GOP platform.
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North Carolina GOP votes to censure Sen. Tillis for supporting LGBTQ+ rightsRepublican delegates in North Carolina voted Saturday at their annual convention to censure Thom Tillis, the state’s senior U.S. senator, for supporting policies they said violate key tenets of the GOP platform.
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North Carolina GOP censures Sen. Tillis for supporting LGBTQ+ rights, immigration policiesRepublicans delegates in North Carolina have voted to censure the state’s senior U.S. senator for supporting policies they say violate the GOP platform. Sen. Thom Tillis has gained influence …
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