Thom Tillis Taps Out

The Republican Senator fed the MAGA beast, but ended up getting eaten alive.

Jul 01, 2025

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Senator Thom Tillis (NC) during a hearing on the 2014 Farm Bill in the Russell Senate Office Building in Washington, D.C. on Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2015 .| Bob Nichols for the U.S. Department of Agriculture, CC BY 2.0

There’s something darkly poetic about watching Thom Tillis hang it up. The two-term Republican Senator from North Carolina — who once styled hi…

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Kristoffer Ealy

Political science prof & political psych nerd. Writes about groupthink, power, & American nonsense. Sometimes funny on purpose. 📬 professorealy.substack.com 🐦 kmezdoesit.bsky.social