A North Carolina college senior defeated a 10-term incumbent state representative and heads to the general election.
Wyatt Gable, 21, joined Fox & Friends on Thursday after defeating 81-year-old incumbent U.S. Rep. George Cleveland by 95 votes in North Carolina’s Super Tuesday election. Cleveland has represented the district for 20 years.
Asked how he won, Gable said, “It’s just a lot of hard work.”
“There’s been a lot of knocks on the door, a lot of phone calls, and so many people have helped me. I’m so grateful,” he said.
Gable said he is “very confident” in winning the seat in November, given that the 14th District is a typically red district.
“We have a lot of Republicans here, and we have a lot of independents who vote Republican as well. So we’re very confident, but we’re going to approach our job just like we would in a primary.” ” he said.
The idea behind Gable’s candidacy began during the coronavirus pandemic.
After enduring the lockdown and witnessing what he believed was the government taking away personal freedoms, Gable reached out to then-Congressman. Cleveland didn’t respond.
“I remember sitting in my microeconomics class and writing him an email, but I never got a response,” he said. “And I just remember how it felt. And I don’t want anyone to feel the way I felt. So I had an idea. And we… is here now.”
After securing victory in the primary, Gable is now shifting his focus to the November general election.
The East Carolina University junior has a platform focused on education, the Chinese threat and government spending.
“There are three big things. We focus on education, like the simple things. Students in home economics, shop, carpentry, etc. [are] “I’m ready,” he said. “The Chinese Communist Party owns thousands of acres of land in North Carolina, so I want to use prominent land to buy it all. All that remains is smart spending. We as a federal government We are also spending too much money as a state government, so we need to rein in that in order to lower taxes.”
In addition to the “big three things,” Gable also hopes that by winning the position he can encourage more young Americans to consider joining or running for the Republican Party. There is.
“I think if people my age can see that I’m under the age of 21 and I’m a member of the Republican Party and the Republican Party, I might be able to help them feel the same way. [Not] “You know, we’re the only ones running for office, but hopefully we’ll join the Republican Party and the conservative side,” he said.
Gable will face Democratic candidate Carmen Spicer, who represents North Carolina House District 14, in the November general election.
