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I look at the choices in our primary as 1) who will make the best governor and fight for GOP principles, and 2) who will make the strongest candidate.

As to being the best governor, I rely on my experience as a political appointee inside the Jim Martin administration, and my observations of the Jim Holshouser and McCrory administrations. There are two important aspects to look at, 1) who will stand up for principles, and 2) who has the ability to staff an administration with solid people who will carry out the policies and principles of the administration.

As to staffing a government office, Graham is an unknown quantity as he has no record on that. Folwell has an excellent record of getting the right people on his staff to get things done on his agenda, while Robinson has a very poor record on that. Folwell is the very clear choice on this criteria.

As far as promoting solid GOP policy in government, Graham has no record on this as he has never been in office, but has pushed some very non-Republican policy as a private citizen. Folwell has a strong record of taking the bull by the horns, pushing hard, not being afraid of the special interests and getting things done on GOP policy. Robinson started off great with his crusade against woke curriculums in the schools, but after getting himself a lot of publicity on that, dropped the ball. He has not picked up the ball on ANY key policy issue since. Folwell, again, is head and shoulders ahead of the others on this criteria.

When it comes to electability, both Folwell and Robinson have good track records, but Folwell has won consistently, and so far Robinson only once. Graham has no track record. Graham pissing off the farmers means he has the least shot at election. I have some concerns about skeletons rattling around in Robinson's closet which have been aired on the Daily Haymaker and the Democrats are probably holding in reserve if he is the nominee.

Everything considered, to me, Folwell is the clear choice.

Commented: Sunday, December 24th, 2023 @ 2:20 pm By: Steven P. Rader

The Democrats' War on Womens Sports is a War on Women. Men who claim to be women to compete in womens sports are cheaters and the Biden far left ideologues prefer them to the rights of REAL women.

Commented: Sunday, December 24th, 2023 @ 12:53 pm By: Conservative Voter

Even some of the old Obama hands are seeing that Biden has gone crazy with his open borders policies. And the American people are waking up to the threat. Over 2/3rds supporting deportation is a good sign. President Trump has pledged to be our "deporter in chief" when he is back in the Oval Office.

Commented: Sunday, December 24th, 2023 @ 10:53 am By: borderhawk

From all of us at the Beaufort Observer we wish you and yours a blessed Christmas and a Happy New Year.

Commented: Sunday, December 24th, 2023 @ 10:47 am By: Beaufort Observer Editorial Team

Trying to jail your main political opponent is something dictators do, as is trying to throw them off the ballot. Putin, for example has done both. Biden is the US politician making the moves that dictators make while falsely claiming Trump is trying to do so. Biden is America's Putin and he is trying to make Trump America's Navalny.

Commented: Sunday, December 24th, 2023 @ 10:22 am By: John Steed

Statistically, a lot more whites are killed by police than non-whites. A study by a Harvard professor proved that and he was attacked and almost thrown off the faculty by Harvard's DEI-obseessed plagarist (and pro-Hamas) president Gay. And, yes you are a racist, Bigot Bob, and it is laughable when you suggest others are.

Commented: Sunday, December 24th, 2023 @ 10:14 am By: John Steed

In the pages of the BO, you will never read stories of white police who murder / beat nonwhites. Some will call me racist for pointing this out but say nothing of only showing one perspective over and over. Maybe they think no one notices or wants to notice but we do.

Commented: Sunday, December 24th, 2023 @ 9:56 am By: Big Bob

And all the while we rush into this digital age of hackers and EMPs, our vaulted institution of the FBI busies thousands of agents non stop to save America from Domestic Terrorists and White Supremacists; not known for blowing up buildings, but incorrigible in their misuse of pronouns, and public demonstrations when the Non Patriot Left did collude to cheat in a presidential election; such as, and in the bold predominate fashion of purpose, the 2020 debacle of fakery under the cover of Covid.

Commented: Sunday, December 24th, 2023 @ 9:49 am By: Stan Deatherage

The Daily Haymaker just ran a good article on the corruption of the word "conservative" by lots of poseurs. Graham is one of those poseurs. dailyhaymaker.com

One huge red flag on Graham is that he is endorsed by liberal RINO Senator Thom Tillis. Tillis, who rates at only 44% conservative NEVER endorses a genuine conservative. That is all you need to know to be aware that Graham is not worth a crap. Who in there right mind wants a Tillis type as governor (or as senator)?

Commented: Sunday, December 24th, 2023 @ 8:45 am By: Rino Hunter

Racist say what?

Commented: Saturday, December 23rd, 2023 @ 10:24 pm By: Big Bob

"Solid conservatives" do NOT push the globalist / climate alarmist solar and wind ripoff. Bill Graham has been in thick with those despicable wind and solar grifters, as has his buddy Tillis, and his consultant Shumaker. Graham is of the same ilk as Greta Thunberg and John Kerry.

Commented: Saturday, December 23rd, 2023 @ 8:25 pm By: Concerned Taxpayer