#ncga: Just in time for the primaries. A new conservative player. (Likely to ruffle a few feathers. )
For decades, The North Carolina Congressional Club / National Congressional Club turned into the de facto Republican Party in this state. It openly backed Republicans against other Republicans on the basis of who was more loyal to conservative principles. They gave us Jesse Helms, John East, and Lauch Faircloth, among others.
Well, the Club is gone. Carter Wrenn is busy chilling with his pal Gary. There is a void that needs filling. And it appears someone is stepping forward to do it.
The North Carolina Conservative Political Action Committee (NCCPAC) officially launched today. The group appears to be following in the footsteps of “The Club’ as well as Heritage Action and Club For Growth. Here is a little from their introductory release:
[…] A new political action committee has been formed to champion the conservative principles of prudent government spending, lower and fairer taxes, and respo
nsible regulatory reform. The North Carolina Conservatives Political Action Committee (NCCPAC) will assist candidates who support those goals and overall conservative policies.
“While much good has been accomplished in the five years since Republicans took control of the General Assembly, there have also been some troubling trends,” said state Rep. Chris Millis, NCCPAC’s spokesman. “Our impressive gains over the last five years are at a real risk of being reversed as the tax and spend liberals are gaining increasingly more influence in both parties. We need courageous conservatives who will stand for individual freedom and economic opportunity.” […]
We’ve been big fans of Chris Millis. He has been a valiant warrior in the House. His involvement here will likely paint a huge bullseye on his back. But, he’s a big boy. He can handle it. (And we’ve got his back, too. So, that should help.)
The NCCPAC has already issued some endorsements for the March 15th primaries:
- House District 6: Beverly Boswell
- House District 20: Tammy Covil
- House District 36: Mark Villee
- House District 67: Justin Burr
- House District 73: Dwight Shook
- House District 82: Larry Pittman
- House District 87: Destin Hall
- House District 91: Kyle Hall
- House District 105: Scott Stone
- House District 113: Cody Henson
- House District 115: Frank Moretz
I wonder if they might do the same for some Council of State Races next
They ought to simply call themselves “The Real, Actual Republican Party of the NC House.”
Justin Burr? REALLY? HAHAHAHAHA!
Justin Burr seems to have seen the light. He is a different kettle of fish these days from the times when another conservative site used to call him ”Little Prince Chucklehead”.
Amazing y’all condone this but don’t condone anything NCGOP does that is similar. The irony is profuse.
The NCGOP is supposed to be neutral in primaries, although under defacto chairman Dallas Woodhouse, it is putting its thumb on the scales in favor of incumbents, or at least some incumbents. I have not seen much love from them for Walter Jones, for example.
This is an ideological PAC, which is intended to take sides in primaries based on the philosophy of the candidates. Much like the crony capitalists PAC’s of various sorts that back the big government Republicans in primaries. This new PAC will give conservatives some horsepower to fight back against the special interests and the RINOs.
No need to give the NCGOP money when you can give your money to NCCPAC
Sounds like a good plan
Has anyone seen that the NCGOP wants $90 from the delegates to the state convention to attend the general/business session $90 is a great way to push the grassroots out and have less people involved in the party
It’s called a poll tax.
Great move! I am also interested in their State Senate primary endorsements. NC has needed something like this for years. SC has done it rather successfully with their chapter of the Club For Growth.
This group needs to do some independent advertising in key races, and to raise the money to do that. Time is short.
Liberty Torch PAC and NCCPAC will be powerhouses
I don’t think the congressional club “gave” us Jessie Helms, I think it was the other way around. Helms was elected by a grass roots bi-partisan group of voters including Jessie-Crats or those down east conservative democrats.
The NC Congressional Club, later called the National Congressional Club was organized after Senator Helms first victory, initially to pay off his campaign debt. The leader of the Congressional Club and the political brains behind it was Raleigh lawyer Tom Ellis, who had been Helms campaign chairman, and the brains behind the campaign in Jesse’s first election in 1972. Those who quarterbacked the 1972 Helms victory were the same people who later quarterbacked the Congressional Club, even though the Club itself did not exist yet during the 1972 campaign.
I don’t see a B.O.D. on the site. Did I miss something did Chris create this? nice website.
A well established conservative group which is the leading 2nd Amendment organization in NC, Grassroots North Carolina, has also released its endorsement list for the NC primary, based on candidate records and candidate questionaires on gun rights issues. For the NC House, their list is:
NC6 – Beverly Boswell
NC26- Dennis Nielsen
NC28- Gregory Dail
NC36- Mark Villee
NC53- Chuck Levorse
NC67- Justin Burr
NC73- Dwight Shook
NC77- Andrew Poston
NC82- Larry Pittman
NC87- Destin Hall
NC91- Ira Tilley
NC92- Tom Davis
NC93- Jonathan Jordan
NC95- David Thompson
NC105- Scott Stone
NC113- Cody Henson
NC119- Mike Clampitt
NC120- Eliot Southworth
This list, and that of the new NCCPAC show who the grassroots are for, which contrasts with who the special interests are for.
Here is the Grassroots North Carolina endorsement list for the NC Senate:
NC11- Rick Horner
NC31- Joyce Krawick
NC33- Kathy Dunn
NC35- Tommy Tucker
NC36- Parrish Moffitt
NC44- David Curtis
NC45- Ken Boham
NC48- Lisa Baldwin
In other races, GRNC endorses:
President – Ted Cruz
US Senate – Greg Brannon
Governor – Pat McCrory
Attorney General – Buck Newton
Agriculture Commissioner – Andy Stevens
The proof is in the pudding, let’s check back on March 16th and measure success then. Remember where there is Chris Millis, there is Carolyn Justice pulling the strings…