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Look at congress. In NC, we only won 4 seats, the same number we won in 1972, but then we had fewer districts. Now it is 4 out of 14 instead of 4 out of 11. There was a national headwind over gas prices, to be sure, but a lot of the disaster comes from a dramatic change in the culture of the party. While that change in culture was in the state party, it filtered down to many local parties. In 1972 and as we built the party over the next decades, we had a party run from the bottom up where the grassroots was a genuine part of things. Now it is a top-down operation, with the bosses in Raleigh or DC in charge. That change has hollowed out the party and the first thing we need to do is reverse it.
A key example is our NCGOP state executive committee, which is supposed to be the governing body of the state party. In the 1970s, 80s, and well into the 90s, the state chairman would outline his plans for party and campaign operations and get approval for them. Recent state chairman have not even revealed their campaign plans to the state executive committee, much less asked for approval. I remember state chairman Bob Bradshaw bringing a 40+ page written campaign plan to the state executive committee for approval in 1986. Now the "report" of recent state chairmen at meeetings is nothing more than a useless pep talk that reveals nothing about campaign plans. That is not the way to successfully run a party;. We need to go back to having genuine primaries where candidates succeed or fail on their own merits with primary voters. Stage managed nominations by party "leaders" from Raleigh and DC have been a disaster, saddling us with weak nominees at the top for the general election. That has hurt the whole ticket. Party bosses in Raleigh handed us Sarah Stevens for Supreme Court, who turned out to be an awful candidate. Trump handed us Whatley, who also proved a very, very weak candidate, He did the same in South Carolina with the totally unqualified Darlene Graham. Our primaries need to be our primaries and we do not need people from the outside or state party bosses poking around in them. One thing the Democrats did in their last leadership election cycle was end the top down arrangement where the governor dictated the party leadership and put their grassroots in charge, a first for NC Democrats. The result was they performed well against our top-down party. We should take notice and put our grassroots back in charge.
Commented: Wednesday, November 4th, 2026 @ 8:00 am
By: Steven P. Rader
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Steve, didn't get many R's across the finish line.
NC gop LOST seat after seat. IF you have a plan, now would be now to pull it out. At this point, unsure Buckout pulls out D-1 seat and that was a large R majority district.
Commented: Tuesday, November 3rd, 2026 @ 10:02 pm
By: Traditional
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There is only one radical agenda on today's ballot, and that is the socialist agenda of the Democrats. Many of them are openly on board with socialized medicine, which would be an enormous cost to the taxpayers, greatly raise the deficit, and give us the same crappy health care as Canada and the UK. The Democrats definition of "infrastructure" these days amounts to anything they want to spend money on. Under Biden, there was a huge waste of money and expansion of the deficit for the Green New Deal (called by the Orwellian name of "Inflation Reduction Act") which is designed to drive up our electric bills by replacing cheap and dependable electric generation with expensive and weather dependent "green energy".
We will be drowning in money for education once we get all the illegal aliens packed off to their home countries where they belong. That will also help a lot on health care, insurance, and housing costs for Americans. Our domestic oil and gas industry produces all we need. The key is getting our refinery capacity back up to par, after radical Democrat environmental whackos in California pushed 4 of 10 of their state's former refineries out of business. We don not need to elect similar whackos to congress. It is the Democrats in congress, particularly these last two years in the senate, that have prevented dealing with the deficit the way it should be, and it will just get much worse if Democrats win today. Tax cuts for the rich????. Come on. Take No Tax on Tips. Does idiot Bob think waitresses are "the rich". Then No tax on overtime. Does idiot Bob think hourly workers are "the rich"?
Commented: Tuesday, November 3rd, 2026 @ 5:01 pm
By: Concerned Taxpayer
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Money for education, health care and infrastructure.
vs Money to prop up the fossil fuel industry through endless war, tax cuts for the rich and a 40 trillion deficit. Each voter must decide which radicle agenda they support. Either way, we pay for it.
Commented: Tuesday, November 3rd, 2026 @ 2:58 pm
By: big Bob
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Traditional, today is a day to do all we can to try to get as many Republicans over the finish line as we can, even in races that do not look so good. The future of the country is at stake. Tomorrow is when we can start looking at ways to improve the functioning of the NCGOP, and from my own years of involvement, I have some ideas of where to start.
Commented: Tuesday, November 3rd, 2026 @ 10:18 am
By: Steven P. Rader
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So Steve, when does NCGOP get the message? Weak candidates have lost the Gov, Lt Gov, Ag, Educ seats at Council of State. We are likely to give up Senate seat for 6Y to Coop, the worst of the worst.
Rural NC conservatives, both D and R, have carried CONSERVATIVE candidates, the Jesse Helms' voters for yrs and yrs. NC has virtually 3-4 counties, Mecklenburg, Raleigh-Durham, Greensboro-Triad that have solid, significant dem holds that dump tens of thousands of votes to counter conservative, rual voting. Durham holds their tens of thousands until late night, typically. The NCGOP has become a weak org that backs and supports weak, non-conservative candidates that don't HELP carry the local county candidates at all. And all will be lost if we lose the NC Supremes today, with the likes of Anita Earls, et als.
Commented: Tuesday, November 3rd, 2026 @ 9:32 am
By: Traditional
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Nelson, I strongly concur. This is a critical election. Never have the Democrats been so openly radical and present such a danger to our country. Unfortunately, we have a head wind in gas prices, and there will be voters who fail to see the big picture due to that. What they need to remember is that gas prices and temporary, but socialism is forever.
Here in Beaufort County, we have some of the best election administration in the state, and indeed the country. I wish all of the US was like Beaufort County. I have been an election observer and also observed recounts here, and our local administration is extremely honest, extremely competent, extremely objective, and extremely fair. Sadly, there are counties in our own state like Durham that have a long history of being the polar opposite. You can cast your vote with confidence in Beaufort County. If you have friends or relatives who have been put off by the gas prices, please explain to them that there are much bigger things at stake in this election.
Commented: Tuesday, November 3rd, 2026 @ 8:59 am
By: Steven P. Rader
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Van Zant, You have hit the nail on the head. The four commissioners that you named who voted against saving Snowden did in fact do absolutely nothing to keep the school open. Ed Booth did say he "had done all he'd ever do for Aurora".
Randy Walker and Carolyn Walker both voted against funding to keep the school open and Carolyn voted to close the school. Coincidence or not, their daughter was named to be the new Vice Principal of the new school in Washington within days of the vote to close Snowden. Corrupt, trading deals for favoritism, cronyism, nepotism, you name the method in that deal with the former superintendent Cheeseman. I spoke out against closing the school. I saw Commissioner Richardson and Deatherage, Travis Martin and others speak in support of keeping the school open. They continue looking for ways to bring a school back to Aurora to this day. Terry Williams, to his credit, voted against closing the school. There are still a lot of metrics and data that need to be reviewed to prove that closing Snowden was the wrong decision. I would say the only data you really need are the opinions and experiences of those families who endured it. These four commissioners who voted against Snowden have also continuously voted together to increase spending in the county budget, vote against lowering taxes and other issues deeply impacting our community. Frankie Waters said he found and vetted John Edwards as a candidate. The Walkers openly worked against conservatives in seeking out school board candidates. It is important for voters to research what stances our elected officials have taken and how they have voted. Don't believe the sign they put up or hold at the voting precincts.
Commented: Monday, November 2nd, 2026 @ 10:34 pm
By: David Hudson
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Citizens of Beaufort County!
Tomorrow is election day, the final day to vote in our mid-term elections. If you have not already, you are about to embark on the Great Crusade we have anticipated these many months. The eyes of our nation are upon you. The hopes and prayers of liberty-loving people nationwide join with you. In company with our brave conservative, Republican brothers and sisters in other counties and states, we will bring about the denunciation of the Democratic-Socialist/Communist movement, the elimination of it's would-be tyranny over the people of these United States, and the future security for ourselves and our posterity. Your task may seem daunting, and may not be easy. Our opposition is fully indoctrinated, well funded and trained to deceive. They will fight savagely, they may cheat. But this is 2026! Much has happened since the Biden triumph of 2020. Our conservative, Republicans have inflicted many defeats, in hostile confrontation, along many fronts. Our values and the Spirit of America have exposed shortcomings in their messaging. Our Constitution and Bill of Rights give us an overwhelming superiority in the rule of law, respect for individual liberty and all we hold cherished. The tide turned! Free men and women of this nation are joining together for Republican victory! We have full confidence in your courage, your patriotism, your devotion to civic duty. We will accept nothing less than total Victory! Vote today! And let us all seek the blessing of our Lord and Savior, as we participate in this great and noble undertaking.
Commented: Monday, November 2nd, 2026 @ 10:15 pm
By: Nelson Lambert
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This week I had another experience observing that people will say anything and people will believe anything. I had to go to Edward. There I observed a Save Snowden School sign with an Ed Booth sign right beside it like they were linked. When I remarked to someone how odd the pairing was, the guy said, "Didn't Ed Booth work for Snowden School?" I said, "Well no. He was the deciding Commission vote against Snowden." Guy responded, "He was?"
Just to reiterate the facts once more, the last chance for saving Snowden School was before the County Commission. The motion to save the school was opposed by: 1. Ed Booth (just like his wife on the School Board did) 2. Randy Walker (just like his wife on the School Board did) 3. Frank Waters 4. Jerry Langley After the vote Ed Booth said, "I've done all I'm going to do for Aurora." The three commissioners that voted to save the school were: 1. Hood Richardson 2. Stan Deatherage 3. Tandy Dunn If you don't believe me, check the video and check the minutes. These are facts that are recorded. Whatever you do don't believe everything you hear. By the way. This is another answer to the question of, Why Vote for Conservatives?
Commented: Monday, November 2nd, 2026 @ 7:47 pm
By: Van Zant
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I agree with Washingtonian and Mark Twain.
Commented: Friday, October 30th, 2026 @ 10:10 am
By: Van Zant
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Van Zant wrote, referring to the local GOP Party Chairman and Victory Committee's damaging activities:
"This is an embarrassment for Republicans and is a big black eye for Beaufort County. Beaufort County and the Republican Party have been disgraced." I would say the same thing about Little Washington govt, and so I have considered creating a bucket list... That I would live long enough to see the City of Washington and other local governing bodies in this county do the RIGHT Thing. I fear I will fail. “Right is right, and wrong is wrong, and a body ain’t got no business doing wrong when he ain’t ignorant and knows better.” — Mark Twain, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Why is it so hard for them?
Commented: Friday, October 30th, 2026 @ 12:20 am
By: Washingtonian
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Irrational Obscurer is at it again. His/her title line is a lie. Paragraphs 1-4 are untrue. The closing line is only partially true. Another pathetic rendering. This hidden entity could very well be one of the Executive Committee zombies that give Garris and the Victory Committee unlimited powers. It fits the profile.
The really troubling thing is that this is an example of the level of thinking of these people.
Commented: Thursday, October 29th, 2026 @ 8:39 pm
By: Van Zant
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Rational Observer: You remain the grand national champion for lying and distorting the truth.
Commented: Thursday, October 29th, 2026 @ 6:19 am
By: Hood Richardson
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I have just been notified that Ashley Woolard is yucking it up with his Facebook fans by creating AI drawn memes demeaning me as a serious issue driven candidate, while taking additional aim at Commissioner Hood Richardson, and by my association with the venerable Conservative Republican, demeaning my years of service to remake Beaufort County government into one not controlled by the RINOs and the RINO Whisperers.
All I can conceivably reckon is that Ashley believes that my issue driven campaign is pulling ahead with real Conservatives. I could be wrong here, but I am feeling the momentum swell as I talk to voters at the polls, answer their questions, and stand on my record as the only proven Conservative in this limited voting race to continue serving my constituents, those in the electorate that believe limited government, and transparency are dual partners for an exemplary self-governed society. Personally, I do not yield my precious time to Facebook simply because it has been my experience that there is little knowledge or wisdom gained by those that traffic in memes, and other nonsubstantive nonsense, which is plentiful on the platform provided by Leftist to enslave the impulsive minds of those that cannot better spend their time otherwise.
Commented: Thursday, October 29th, 2026 @ 12:00 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Mr. Hudson and Hood Richardson are right. I can't find an Executive Committee member that has any recollection of giving Carolyn Garris the OK for speaking for the entire party on Facebook or anywhere else. Even if they did, she has no right to be pushing some Republican candidates and attacking other Republican candidates - especially during an election season. This hasn't just recently started. Chairman Carolyn Garris has been acting inappropriately on Facebook (and otherwise) for quite a while. At times she calls herself the Beaufort County Republican Party. At other times she has called herself Carolyn Garris, Chairman of the Republican Party. Under these headings she has attacked Stan Deatherage, a Republican candidate in this election. Clearly, the majority of the Executive Committee will not control her. I suppose it's not in the interest of the Victory Committee to control her since at least one of its members and perhaps more are profiting from all of this. I suspect she is being edged on.
She is fond of accusing other Republicans of party disloyalty. I can't think of a single instance where she was right or where she was working within the Party rules. Yet, she is obviously guilty of party disloyalty herself constantly. Of course it's hypocrisy, but even more so she has weaponized her position as Party Chairman and uses powers she does not legitimately have. The fact that a slight majority of the Executive Committee allows this behavior is a testament to their own moral depravity and incompetence. The Executive Committee members I have spoken with know nothing of authorizing the Victory Committee at all. Some say they think it occurred with a previous committee before the last County Convention. That means it is not legal under party rules. It is only recently that the Victory Committee membership has been disclosed. The Executive Committee thinks they know at least some of them now. It has only been recently that they have given any kind of report to the parent committee. Even then it was a powder puff report given during a non-official meeting of the Executive Committee. One of the Victory Committee presenters was Ashley Woolard. How is candidate Woolard still on the Victory Committee or the Executive Committee at all? I guess rules do not apply to these self-proclaimed "insiders". There needs to be a lot more oversight of this not properly authorized Victory Committee. It is my understanding that complaints have been submitted to the State GOP. The fact that they have not acted yet is an indictment of that organization which has had ethical problems of their own in recent years. To me the most damning thing is the fact that the majority of the local GOP does not handle this themselves. Mr. Richardson has been a hero in this disgusting episode for pointing out the lack of transparency and great departures from correct procedures by elitest leadership insiders. His correct actions as a committee member have been met with ferocious attacks by insider leadership including frivolous legal actions, incredible stupid public grandstanding involving calling perplexed police officers wondering why the Chairman thinks Mr. Richardson should be carted off. Failing in all those juvenal deflections she kept choosing to shut down the meetings rather than conduct real business in a real non-staged meeting. Others on the committee also stood up for right, but Mr. Richardson stood strongest and took the brunt of the attacks from the insiders. He should be commended for having the guts that most people lack. Without Mr. Richardson the Executive Committee would have been utterly and completely rolled by the insiders that have made a mockery of party rules and basic ethics. This is an embarrassment for Republicans and is a big black eye for Beaufort County. The Party Chairman and others backed by the Victory Committee are continuing to do damage in this election season and they continue to operate inappropriately completely unchecked. Beaufort County and the Republican Party have been disgraced.
Commented: Wednesday, October 28th, 2026 @ 10:05 pm
By: Van Zant
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THE LAST TRUE CONSERVATIVE (According to Himself)
Local legend tells of a man so conservative that he considers electricity a liberal conspiracy, women having opinions a dangerous modern invention, and anyone who disagrees with him a radical socialist. He has spent decades bullying his neighbors, lecturing everyone about respect, and declaring himself the county's final authority on conservatism. But his greatest talent is playing the victim. After spending all morning attacking everyone in sight, he spends the afternoon on his Word Processor crying about how terribly everyone treats him. His personal motto: "I'm the only REAL conservative left in this county, and if you disagree with me, STOP BULLYING ME!" They call this man, The Hood.
Commented: Wednesday, October 28th, 2026 @ 6:04 pm
By: Rational Observer
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Thanks Joe: That means a lot coming from you; a man who stands his ground for his constituents.
Commented: Wednesday, October 28th, 2026 @ 2:26 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Do some of the Victory Committee members "that have never heard anyone on the current committee address supporting one Republican over another" ever go on Facebook?
Commented: Wednesday, October 28th, 2026 @ 1:42 pm
By: Van Zant
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Washingtonian, let's encourage all who do not like it here to move to Cuba where the weather is warm, and Bass fishing is great. Or if you like snow and skiing, try Russia. Maybe for the real artsy group they could try China. Then they will not be bothered with us Conservatives. I like it here and I do not want a bunch of outsiders trying to change it. Yea, I'm one of those bible Toten, Gun Toten Red Necks born in Blounts Creek. And if you don't know where Egypt, Flat Swamp, Bonnerton and Campbells Creek and the Tripp Road is, you don't need to be one of our County Commissioners.
Commented: Wednesday, October 28th, 2026 @ 11:33 am
By: Buzz Cayton
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Hood wrote: "There is nothing new about this. Over the entire world, once socialist/communists get the majority vote, they purge all who do not swear allegiance to them."
Yes Hood, there will be less citizens, but they will be better citizens. Source: Greta Garbo starred in a 30's era movie as a typical Communist Soviet Union bureaucrat. She said with glee and confidence that in the future: "There will be less Russians, but better Russians." This is the typical mindset of a Socialist/Communist. By this century, They know Socialism will fail, so Communism is the ultimate goal. "You can vote in Socialism, but you will have to fight your way out of it."
Commented: Wednesday, October 28th, 2026 @ 10:27 am
By: Washingtonian
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Steve: I know I am pleading my political book here, but a large turnout would have helped me in the primary, and guess what, it would have helped Representative Keith Kidwell as well.
Furthermore, in the general election, a large turnout would, and will benefit my candidacy as the strongest Republican; the most knowledgeable candidate; the only proven Conservative in this race at this time, with a pristine voting record representing Conservative ideals. RINO Hunter: You speak of the Cypress Landing being important, and it is; however ... Mostly for the RINOs that have infested our county commission for far too many years. That is the history of the collective Cypress Landing voting pattern: An affinity for RINO governing; wasteful spending, and higher taxes for all of Beaufort County. One most important thing that I have learned in all my years of serving the public is that education is a most important tool to know what is real, and humility is an even greater tool to help one know when it is time to embark on that path to gain that greater knowledge to do what is Right and Republican.
Commented: Wednesday, October 28th, 2026 @ 3:55 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Deatherage is the only choice!
Commented: Tuesday, October 27th, 2026 @ 10:50 pm
By: Joe Davis
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