He’s the sacrificial lamb. No way North Carolina is going blue this year.
The district that this rump ranger is allegedly running in is guaranteed to elect a Democrat, so all he has to do is survive the primary*.
* That's pending the resolution of the Democrat lawsuits attempting to overturn the Congressional district map which has been implemented for 2022 and beyond, and if when that happens the lines will be changed to favor Democrats. No matter what, this area (Raleigh / Chapel Hill / Research Triangle is highly "woke" and overrun with invaders so it will still be safe for some Democrat even if they can't quite swallow this guy's candidacy and someone else wins the primary.