The fallout from congressional redistricting ripples across North Carolina politics

Since state lawmakers released new congressional district maps earlier this month, it’s as if they’ve launched a political version of “Survivor” seeing which candidates can outwit, outsmart and outplay one another.

There’s a lot to unpack in the days since the map’s release.

Last week, U.S. Rep. G.K. Butterfield surprised many by announcing his retirement from Congress.

A week earlier, U.S. Rep. Madison Cawthorn declared himself a candidate in a district outside of his home causing a ripple effect throughout southwest North Carolina.

Rumors were rampant that Senate candidate Mark Walker might switch to a House race any day now. So far, though, he has stayed in the Senate campaign

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