SIX OPTIONS available this year in vote for North Carolina governor

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I know, I know. We’re hearing ad nauseam about Josh Stein and Mark Robinson.  I’m also hearing from numerous people who are sick of the choices the two largest crime families political parties have stuck us with.  If that sounds like you, what can you do?

For one, you could simply leave the line for Governor blank.  Should you go ahead, hold your nose, and vote for a candidate who pisses you off morally and ethically and basically insults your intelligence?

You don’t have to. Your ballot will still count.  None of the gubernatorial candidates  will be credited with a vote from you.

You could vote for the Republican Mark Robinson or the Democrat Josh Stein.  (The grifters in Raleigh will thank you profusely.)

Orrrrrrrrr — you could take a good look at the three other candidates on the ballot for governor.   The Green Party and The Libertarian Party each have a candidate in that particular field.  (Is everyone aware of who co-founded the Libertarian Party of North Carolina?)

The Greens and the Libertarians have a lot of appeal to the more liberal, left-wing members of the electorate.

The Constitution Party is something else.  Its Seven Core Values sound an awful lot like the conservative platform that the GOP establishment loves to ignore.  Party activists and leaders like to describe the electorate – the taxpayers – as “the employers” while elected officials and government bureaucrats are “the employees.”

As an institution, the Constitution Party sounds like quite a refuge for conservatives in the Republican Party tired of being lied to and screwed over.

Their nominee for governor this year – Vinny Smith – describes himself as a crusader against corruption:

“MY vision for government is one totally motivated by public service, rather than one where a select few bend the rules for people who pay big money into their campaigns.” 

Smith’s platform follows the core values of his party:   the sanctity of life, religious freedom, private property rights,  the traditional family, capitalism over socialism, and The Second Amendment.  He says medical freedom and improved health care options for veterans are also very important for him.

Smith recognizes the challenges he would face as a third-party governor facing a lot of Ds and Rs in Raleigh.  He says he would operate in line with his party’s motto: “Principle over Politics”:

“I’ve put my beliefs out there.  I am willing to work with anyone, on a case by case basis, who agrees with me and what I’ve put before the voters.”

Smith is a native of Queens, NY.  His father, a retired NYC transit cop, moved the family to Durham in 1986.  Smith graduated from Durham’s Jordan High School AND The United States Naval Academy.  He served five years in the Navy as an intelligence officer.  Smith currently works in marketing for a medical device company.  He and his adult son also operate a company devoted to offering  STEM educational camps for young people.

Speaking of battling corruption and putting principle over party,  The Constitution Party is taking on one of the political giants in Raleigh.  Their nominee, Alvin Robinson is taking on state senator Phil Berger (R) and Steve Luking (D) in November.

On its face, The Constitution Party looks like a safe place for principled conservatives to park their votes and express their displeasure with the antics of the Raleigh establishment.  (At least, in the governor’s race and one state senate race. )