What’s up with George Holding?
The last we heard from the 2nd district Republican, he was announcing his retirement from Congress. His open seat ended up flipping over to the Democrats in 2020. Then, in December, emails started going out to key Republicans across the state.. Like THIS ONE:
From: Friends of George <conservative@georgeholding.org>
Date: December 23, 2020 at 09:36:13 EST
To: XXXXXXXXXXXX
Subject: George Holding Chapter 1, 2011 – Twenty-five points behind
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George Holding, Chapter 1, 2011: Twenty-five points behind
In his first campaign for Congress, George Holding trailed his opponent by twenty-five points in the primary – he bluntly told voters he’d do three things, “Cut spending, cut spending, and cut more spending.” He came from behind to win the primary by nine points. And went on to win the 2012 General Election by fourteen points, giving Wake County a Republican Congressman.
Here’s George talking about cutting spending:
Two years later, George won re-election but, in 2016, a bombshell went off just before the primary: His district was redrawn, moved across the state – running in a new district he still won. Then, in 2018, national Democrat Super PACs – determined to take control of Congress – spent millions of dollars to defeat George. He stopped them with one issue: Sanctuary Cities.
We don’t see leaders like George Holding often these days: an old-fashioned conservative, he doesn’t posture or strut – he quietly goes about his business, working for conservative values.
Almost exactly a year after he won re-election in 2018 another bombshell went off – his district was redrawn for a third time…
To be continued…
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And THIS ONE:
From: Friends of George <conservative@georgeholding.org>
Date: December 27, 2020 at 10:27:35 EST
To: XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
Subject: George Holding Chapter 2, 2016 – A Bombshell
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George Holding, Chapter 2, 2016 Election: A Bombshell
George won reelection in 2014 by fifteen points then, in 2016, just before the primary a Democrat redistricting lawsuit set off a bombshell: George’s district was redrawn. He ended up in a primary in the Second District against Congresswoman Renee Ellmers.
Renee Ellmers immediately attacked George, telling voters he’d voted against funding the U.S. Army – but what George had really voted against was Obama’s big-spending budget (which Renee had supported). She was twisting the facts.
In a brutal three-month primary Ellmers hurled attacks, George calmly answered, and her attacks backfired – on election day, given a clear choice between a Washington Insider and a conservative who’d fought to cut spending, George defeated Renee Ellmers by thirty points.
He went on to win the General Election by thirteen points.
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AND THIS ONE:
From: Friends of George <conservative@georgeholding.org>
Date: January 1, 2021 at 12:30:17 EST
To: XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
Subject: George Holding Chapter 3, 2018 – Democratic Super PACs
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George Holding, Chapter 3, 2018: Democratic Super PACs
Determined to elect a Democratic majority to Congress in 2018, Washington Democrats put George on the top of their list of Republican Congressmen to defeat – their candidate, Linda Coleman, had been a Wake County Commissioner, had served in the Senate House, and run for Lt. Governor.
With the national Democratic Party targeting him, facing Democrat Super PACs spending millions to defeat him, George tackled the Washington politicians head on, starting his campaign with a statement of principles.
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There IS a US Senate seat coming open in 2022. The current occupant, nominal Republican Richard Burr, is reportedly retiring. The Senate is part of the Congress. So, the campaign committee name would still work.
Maybe Holding is planning to target another of the state’s House seats. You don’t HAVE to live in the district you represent in DC.
This is certainly something to keep an eye on.
Hmm, another “I am ‘Conservative’, every six years, running for Senate?
You are correct that he likely has two options………jump into the Senate fray, or wait until June-July to see what cards are on the table when the GA redraws the congressional map. I’m leaning towards the latter because Holding isn’t the fighter he portrays himself to be….he has never run in any election which wasn’t a sure thing for him, or at least in which he wasn’t the heavy favorite, and the Senate primary and/or General are likely to be slugfests. Anyone has never been in his district should know this…..this guy is a phony from the get-go. His first term promise back in 2012 was « send me to Washington and I’ll cut, cut, cut spending. » Anyone notice sharp reductions in DC spending in recent years? And his constituent service is pathetic for a guy who claims he learned from Jesse Helms.
Holding voted for Obama’s Cromnibus spending bill. For him to campaign on cutting spending is simply a lie. The Republican Party is like a football team that has never won a game. Every time they get the ball they lose yards and obviously never score.
That malarkey about being down 25 points in the first primary is also a deception, if not a lie of omission. Here’s what happened….knowing that the old 13th district liked former candidate Bill Randall a lot, Holding got the GA to suddenly redraw the 13th district which formerly extended west from Wake County, to subsequently extend east into counties that had never heard of Randall. Supposedly, the GA did this in response to a redistricting complaint from Democrat GK Butterfield, but we can surmise the real reason. Suddenly, Randall’s name recognition advantage was gone and Holding’s money won the day.