Former North Carolina Republican Governor Pat McCrory (File Photo/ NoLabels.org)
Former Gov. Pat McCrory says the economy, not the war in Iran, will be what decides North Carolina’s closely watched U.S. Senate race this fall.
Appearing on C-SPAN’s “Ceasefire” over the weekend, McCrory said even before the war started, North Carolina families were feeling economic stress.
“It’s up to the administration with the help of Congress to communicate what pain we might go through with this war,” said McCrory. “But also explain, if we go through this pain, we stop future pain that might occur.”
Without a coherent explanation, McCrory believes that voters could swing from the Republican party controlling Congress to the Democratic side of the aisle in the 2026 midterms.
Unfortunately, McCrory said, the Trump administration is doing a poor job articulating why the country entered the Iran war seven weeks ago and how it might be resolved.
“That’s going to impact the midterms, especially every time you fill up your gas tank,” said the Charlotte Republican. “Now, a lot of things can happen between now and November, which could completely reverse it, but right now, there is just total chaos.”
Seven weeks into the conflict in Iran, gas prices in North Carolina have increased by more than one dollar a gallon. Former Gov. Pat McCrory said the economic pain will impact how voters cast their ballots in the 2026 midterm elections. (Photo: Clayton Henkel/NC Newsline)McCrory said exacerbating the chaotic situation is President Donald Trump’s use of social media.
“The President deserves criticism for communicating with America and the world on Truth Social at two o’clock in the morning. That is no way to communicate to people,” said McCrory.
On April 7, Trump wrote on his account, “A whole civilization will die tonight.”
McCrory said this language is not helpful.
Sunday, after peace talks broke down Trump announced a naval blockade of the Strait of Hormuz and threatened that any Iranian who fires at the U.S. will be “BLOWN TO HELL!”
“People call me old school. I’m 69 years old. That’s not the way we need to communicate and not through cussing and swearing and things of this nature,” said the former governor.
McCrory said it’s unfortunate that both the executive branch and Congress seem to care more about the November midterms than the long-term health and security of our country.
“There’s too many short-term thinking people in DC right now and not people thinking long-term,” said McCrory. “They ought to say the hell with the midterms and they ought to be making decisions that have an impact on the next decade, not the next several months.”
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SUBSCRIBEAt the same time, McCrory said Democrats need to be more vocal about how they would resolve the conflict with Iran.
“What agreements would they agree with in moving forward? How should we work with Iran?” McCrory asked. “They’re got to start coming up with solutions instead of just throwing rocks. Because we’re all a part of this problem now.”
McCrory said unfortunately, the problems that are resonating in Washington can also be found in state capitals and city and county governments where partisan control has become more important than finding common ground.
Asked whether he might be mulling a future run for office, the one-term governor and former national co-chair of the No Labels party said that’s not in the cards.
“I don’t think I can get elected dogcatcher, because I don’t meet the litmus test in either party,” said McCrory.
McCrory, who lost his last election to Ted Budd in the 2022 North Carolina Republican U.S. Senate primary, said Republicans view him as a RINO (“Republican In Name Only”), while Democrats have labelled him a “right-wing extremist.”
“I feel very comfortable where I am at this point in time,” McCrory said.
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