Phil Berger Plucks the Tasty Fruits of Corruption

 

Phil Berger did Donald Trump's bidding, re-gerrymandered US House District 1 to give a Republican a boost over Democrat Don Davis, thus delivering the bribe that compelled Trump to endorse Berger in his reelection run for Senate District 26. That endorsement came yesterday, and Berger celebrated it on his Twitter account.

But there was more to the deal. Trump also offered Berger's primary challenger, Rockingham County Sheriff Sam Page, a Washington job in his administration, if he'll just drop out and let a very nervous Berger keep his seat.

Page was defiant (and can you even imagine that sheriff working a desk in DeeCee?). “I’m going to win this election,” Page said. Page posted a statement on social media that while he appreciated Trump’s “kind words and his offer to have me join him in Washington, [I am] committed to upholding conservative values here in North Carolina and ending the corruption and liberal policies Phil Berger has pushed for years. I will defeat Phil Berger on March 3.”

March 3rd will be Thunder Dome for hobgoblins, but Berger will win.