Richard Hudson Conceded — And It Gets Worse for North Carolina Republicans
The Washington Sun reports that Rep. Richard Hudson, chair of the National Republican Congressional Committee, spent his birthday conceding a district drawn to be safe-red to Democrat Richard Ojeda — a loss the article calls a poster child for the 2026 Democratic wave. Republicans also saw Reps. Addison McDowell and Brad Knott concede, Roy Cooper take the Senate seat, and Democrats break the state Senate supermajority.
