Wake up. Get up. GO VOTE.
I hear people whining about how their vote doesn’t make a difference. All I can say in response is: “The hell it doesn’t.”
If you are conservative, you are more likely to find your type of candidate in the GOP — or anything other than the Democrat Party. We’ve got primaries galore today for BOTH major parties. If you are unhappy with the job being done in Raleigh or DC, the primaries are the best places to express that outrage.
If you ignore the primaries and the establishment RINOs eke out a victory, we’ll have yet another general election where we’re gnashing our teeth over a nominal not-very-conservative Republican nominee.
People get all hung-up on the presidential and congressional races. Yet, the school board, city council, county commissioners, district attorneys, judges, and state legislators have more day-to-day influence on your lives. Those races get ignored or are given a lot less attention than they deserve. The closer the office is to you geographically, the more significant its impact is on your life.
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If you don’t know where to vote, check your voter registration card or call your local elections board. There have been a lot of people around the world who have fought and died for the right we get to exercise every 2/4/6/8 years. Take this right and use it like so many people around the world would like to.
Get familiar with the issues. Get familiar with the candidates. Don’t vote for someone because they’re kin to you, or hang out in the same social circles with you.
Vote like your life — and your continued freedom — depends on it.
The paper ballot went in the machine but did it get counted. The person watching the machine said it worked cause the machine took the piece of paper but one can never know if their vote was really counted correctly. I am like dude have you ever programmed a computer ? They said no and I said then how can you really know the computer code worked
Your point is valid and essential. We have too many members in the NC House and Senate who just follow “leadership” around with a ring in their nose and won’t stand up for our people and conservative values. We have too many Democrats registered as Republicans running local governments. Then there is too much corruption in DC with people like Tillis. The primary is where this can be changed. The people need to pay better attention to what the incumbents are really doing and not just their campaign speeches. I see too many in Raleigh who campaign as conservatives but fear our “leaders” and the press and don’t stand up for anything. They introduce weak legislation and just go along to get along so they can avoid “controversy” and get the committee appointments they want and get their bills heard. I see it happen way too often that even some who do stand up for what’s right and against bad legislation in caucus end up caving to pressure from “leadership” and outside corrupt influences and end up speaking in favor of bad legislation like HB 951 last year and voting for it on the floor when they had argued strongly against it in caucus. It is disgusting. Then there are a few who get big recognition from groups like the American Conservative Union, when they have only taken the easy votes and have taken a walk instead of voting on anything “controversial.” I am sick of it!
Rep. Pittman — Please tell me why NO ONE in the NCGA would stand up against Tillis buying the NC11 seat for Chuck Edwards? Why did Moore, Berger and so many others line up behind Tillis spending $2 million with his Super PAC to buy this seat? Where are the true Conservatives on Jones St?
Good question,??? So sad.
GOPers in NCGA don’t dare to criticize Tillis due to the PAC money he controls & doles out to them in their campaigns. Cawthorn’s irresponsible actions doomed his chances for re-election. I had high hopes for this young man, but his failure to understand that every move he makes would be scrutinized & used against him..
GOPers in NCGA don’t dare to criticize Tillis due to the PAC money he controls & doles out to them in their campaigns. Cawthorn’s irresponsible actions doomed his chances for re-election. I had high hopes for this young man, but his failure to understand that every move he makes would be scrutinized & used against him..