The McCready-Harris race for North Carolina’s 9th Congressional District is continuing to gain national attention.   It remains one of the closest “toss up” races in this election cycle and has become a bellwether for Democrats’ chances to take back the House of Representatives.  FiveThirtyEight has the race as a literal dead heat:

Harris won the primary over incumbent and establishment favorite Robert Pettinger, bucking several of the polls in the process.  I saw Harris’ victory coming from a mile away.  Here’s what I had to say:

US House – District 9 (R):  Mark Harris

I’m going against the polls and insider opinion with this pick.  Although the lines of the district have changed, Harris lost to incumbent Robert Pittenger by a mere 134 votes two years ago.  In an ordinary year, Pittenger’s incumbency would keep him in office.  However, we’re living in a time when being a sitting member of Congress is a bad thing in a Republican primary.  Harris will do better with Trump supporters and evangelicals, and Pittenger will get drained with the rest of the swamp.

Everyone is continuing to bait Dan McCready into attacking Harris’ preaching past.  Here’s the latest:   Sarah Silverman, a comedian and liberal stalwart, weighed in on Twitter this week, linking a video mash-up of Harris’ Greatest Hits:

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