Trouble in Bergerland

 

According to Lucille Sherman and Jeffrey Billman, writing in Bryan Anderson's Caucus newsletter, Patrick Sebastian, a partner at the polling firm Opinion Diagnostics and a nephew of former Gov. Pat McCrory, has signed a memo reporting a poll that found Rockingham County Sheriff Sam Page leading Phil Berger by some 18 points in next March's Republican primary for Berger's NC Senate seat. Sebastian had been behind similar polling in 2024 hypothetically testing Sam Page's political strength against Berger, but Page opted to run for lieutenant governor instead in the crowded 2024 primary. He came in 5th. But Page announced his candidacy for Berger's seat all the way back on Valentine's Day.

The undisputed boss of the NC General Assembly may be in trouble, but he has a huge war chest of cash. Sam Page, an ultra-hardliner on immigration, appears to be angling for Trump's endorsement.