Salisbury’s Graham to join the rapidly-expanding GOP field for governor
Soem deep pockets out of Rowan County are diving into the GOP primary for governor that Mark Robinson supposedly already has in-the-bag:
The Republican candidate field for governor in 2024 is getting crowded. A new GOP candidate declared his candidacy on Wednesday, with the potential to change the race that has Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson as the frontrunner. Bill Graham, a Salisbury attorney and previous candidate for governor, is running again and launching with $5 million and a television ad campaign.[…]
Graham, who is lending himself $5 million to launch his run, will face off in the Republican gubernatorial primary against Robinson, State Treasurer Dale Folwell, former U.S. Rep. Mark Walker, former state Sen. Andy Wells and retired health care executive Jesse Thomas.
[…] “I’m running to win a conservative future for North Carolina,” Graham said in a statement to The News & Observer. “We need a conservative governor who shows up for work and will rescue this state from liberals like Roy Cooper and Josh Stein. I’m the only Republican who will do that.”[…]
Graham has been known
to collaborate with Raleigh-based GOP consultant Dee Stewart on political projects. Frequent Stewart collaborator Paul Shumaker was expressing his lack of enthusiasm for Mark Robinson back in June. He pointed out that properly “educating” voters about some of Robinson’s “issues” could take some juice out of the supposed Robinson juggernaut.
We highlighted Graham in 2016 for his apparent collaboration with uber-wealthy solar subsidies advocate Jay Faison. They were apparently behind some PAC efforts to target now-former NC House member and frequent Thom Tillis / Tim Moore critic Justin Burr.
I’ll vote for a rock before I vote for Mark Robinson.
Robinson needs to be put squarely in his place..
If Graham is lined up with Stewart, Shumaker, and the solar and wind grifters, then he is no conservative, and even worse than Mark Robinson. Robinson is a do-nothing while Graham is actively RINO.
Dale Folwell is the clear choice, and I’ll hold my nose for Walker as second choice.
Andy Wells is another establishment RINO who put his name on op-eds written for him by the wind and solar grifters AND voted to repeal HB2.
Yes, you have successfully summed up the Governor’s primary
Dale Folwell is the man for the job! He doesn’t talk, preach, or criticize. Dale sees an issue. Studies the Issue and then forms a resolution. He enacts the resolution. Do you want someone who talks or someone that actually gets the job done?
#DaleYeah
Bill Graham made a fortune suing hardworking eastern North Carolina farmers.
Has the NCGOPe fallen so far that they want to put a trial lawyer in the Governor’s mansion?
Some of them are bent on putting a blowhard do-nothing like Robinson in.