Pittenger + ROVE
Yes, the horned one from the hot place down below is showing himself within the confines of our pristine state once again. This time Karl Rove appears to be trying to save THE MOST LIBERAL Republican representing North Carolina in the US House from the grasroots rabble:
In a race that could land on the front lines of a Republican civil war, GOP Rep. Robert Pittenger applauded President Donald Trump Monday – even as he campaigned with one of Trump’s sharpest critics.
Pittenger’s appearance with Republican strategist Karl Rove came on the day that new fundraising reports suggested that he could face not only a tough primary challenger but a well-financed Democrat.
“How can you bring in the head cheerleader of the anti-Trump agenda in the Republican Party and still claim to support President Trump,” said Andy Yates, consultant for Pittenger’s GOP opponent, Mark Harris. “You either stand with Karl Rove and the anti-Trumpsters or you don’t.”
OOOf. Andy Yates. Talk about tying one hand behind your back before a fight. MORE:
New reports showed that Harris, former pastor of Charlotte’s First Baptist Church, raised $251,000 during the third quarter to Pittenger’s $242,000.
Pittenger, who beat Harris by just 134 votes in last year’s 9th District primary, has raised a total of $576,000 in his campaign.
Democrat Dan McCready outraised them both with $416,000 in the quarter, bringing his total to $875,000. Last month Roll Call reported that only three Democratic challengers in the country had raised more than the former Marine from Charlotte.
Rove, an adviser to former President George W. Bush, headlined two Pittenger fundraisers Monday. He has been a frequent target of anti-establishment Republicans such as Steve Bannon, a former Trump adviser.
Along with a handful of prominent conservatives, Bannon has vowed to recruit candidates to challenge Republican incumbents. Speaking to a conservative group this weekend, he declared “a season of war against a GOP establishment.”
“They want it to be (a war),” Rove told the Observer. “I don’t think it needs to be.”
“What I admire about Pittenger,” Rove continued, “is he has been a strong, consistent conservative in Congress. And what that means these days is he’s been a defender of the president’s policies.”
Um, “strong, consistent conservative”? Conservative Review says he’s the most liberal House Republican from the Tar Heel State. Only Tillis and Burr are to his left (but not by much).
Pittenger made national news a few years back by ridiculing the idea of repealing ObamaCare. One of his aides took to Twitter to mock Ted Cruz during the Texas senator’s early valiant efforts to kill ObamaCare. He’s also been bad on amnesty. (And let’s not forget the FBI and IRS inquiries into Pittenger’s private business that just went away. )
For what its’ worth, Mark Harris has joined Steve Bannon’s war party aimed at evicting RINOs from Capitol Hill.
Also, the NRCC — the House campaign wing of the RNC — is openly siding with Pittenger by helping him fundraise during the primary battle.
Conservatives should NEVER NEVER NEVER give to any GOP groups in Washington or Raleigh. They are establishment liberals – the NRSC and NRCC. Instead give through reliable conservative organizations like the Senate Conservatives Fund or the Club for Growth or even better, directly to conservative candidates. I use the SCF and CFG sites to vet candidates and then give directly.
These RINO groups not only give to liberal establishment candidates in primaries, but they often refuse to help conservatives after the conservatives win primaries, like in the Colorado Senate race last year.
Karl Rove calling someone a conservative is about like Nancy Pelosi calling someone a conservative. Karl Rove is the one who bought the primary for that left wing snake in the grass Thom Tillis. We need to give Rove some payback by taking down Pittenger..
harris has been brought in so may times as the “spoiler” assuring pittenger won last time, and ensuring Tillis won the senate. articles say harris voted for illegal immigration in 2011s baptist convention. harris is the same as pittenger and thrills, sadly, …just fooling the voters with a”fake choice.”
Actually Harris was never even in the room when the Baptist Convention took that vote and he has stated his opposition to that. This was a lie Pittenger spread in one of his false mailers. Now I see Pittenger has decided to come out against Trump’s wall.
http://www.robesonian.com/news/97152/pittenger-trump-didnt-mean-an-actual-wall
He could also go to a Panthers game, and post pictures of himself on face book enjoying the protesting NFL.
Harris is a true conservative. I don’t know why he continues to get pegged as a moderate. He’s a rare combination of a true social conservative AND fiscal conservative. When’s the last time you heard a pastor talk about reducing the national debt and securing the border?
Harris may be a micro amount better than Pittenger. He is still a spoiler recruited by Robin Hayes. What else do you need to know?
Rev. Harris spoke to the congregation of Union Hill Baptist Church (Clemmons, NC) during a previous campaign.
As soon as he called the United States a “democracy” I knew, for me, he was not a man I could support.
The United States is a “Constitutional Republic”.
When I hear candidates/incumbents call us a “democracy” I stop listening.
Richard Carter Jr