Paul Tine Leaves Democrat Party | Eastern North Carolina Now

    Today, I am announcing that I am changing my party affiliation to Unaffiliated. This has been a difficult decision as I have been a Democrat since I first registered to vote.

    The decision, however, is the right one for two major reasons.

    First and foremost, this is the right decision for our District. As an Independent, I have been offered to caucus with the majority party in Raleigh. We have major issues concerning transportation, education and insurance in the east. Our region´s economy continues to lag behind the rest of the state and I cannot allow party affiliation to stand in the way of getting work done. I have made it very clear that my positions on issues like public education, early education, Medicaid expansion and rural issues will not change. My hope is that working inside the majority will allow me to get more accomplished in the next two years.

    Secondly, this is the right decision based on my political philosophy. My voting record and my message have always shown that I am a fiscal conservative who believes in a common sense approach to making our district and state a better place. These ideas have become increasingly less welcome in the Democratic Party over the past several years. The majority party in Raleigh has said they will make room for a more moderate approach and I look forward to continuing to be this voice in Raleigh. I have always been and continue to be a centrist that puts my district and my state first.

    As always, should you wish to contact me on this decision or on any issue in our district, please call me on my cell at (252) 305-5133.

    Contact: Paul Tine

       Paul Tine for House
         P.O. Box 12  •  Kitty Hawk, NC 27949
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( January 13th, 2015 @ 6:48 am )
 
I disagree with you, Mattie. Politics is a practical business requiring more than some party label to be effective. What Paul is doing is to reach across the aisle to both parties so divided in Raleigh right now.

I thought you both said nice things about keeping the mud out of the race and now you you went to the red clay hills of NC and brought back a big load of mix you are slinging right now, in my view . . .
( January 12th, 2015 @ 2:55 pm )
 
This move was a surprise to me as Tine's opponent in 2012 and 2014. I am very interested in this change because if Tine had run as a Unaffiliated (as he claims is more closely aligned with his beliefs) I would be the District's current House Representative. And the NC Republican House Caucus would have had an actual Republican in it's ranks rather than making room for a liberal Unaffiliated who will just muddy the waters.

My supporters and I worked hard and lost against a super well-funded Democrat and voters cast ballots for someone who wasn't really what he said he was. Politics aren't fair. It's hard to make this look like anything but an opportunity for Tine to use donors and use the political system to gain power for himself. Hopefully, this will somehow bode well for District 6 in the end.

Although Tine didn't beat the Democrat drum as much as I've heard other politicians during the campaigns, I found his ideas leaned far left: the answers to our problems are more government involvement.

Politically, he made a smart move as someone who wants to be a mover and shaker, which he clearly does. Getting into the Republican Caucus won't hurt him though I fail to see how it helps the Republicans who don't need his vote and will find he doesn't help bolster conservative ideas of less government involvement in our daily lives. Look at this voting record in the past. Civitas gave him an "F" rating for good reason.

In making this announcement Tine claimed he wasn't free to vote as he chose as a Democrat. That's quite a condemning statement on Democrats. Maybe his most significant contribution to his home District might have been to remain a Democrat so he could reform it from the inside allowing politicians to vote their conscience rather than follow lock-step in line with the party.

He voted against keeping Sharia Law out of NC courtrooms. His position on Common Core has him aligned with the NC Department of Instruction rather than with parents. He can’t run from the $2000 he gave from his personal resources to elect 0bama.

I imagine the NC and outside NC Dems that gave him thousands and thousands of dollars to beat me twice are not happy right now.

Bottom line: I'm glad he did it and am not disappointed he didn't switch to Republican because he kept some credibility.

It will be interesting to see what legislation he sponsors and who the "Dare Care" Dems will find to run against him in 2016. Becoming unaffiliated makes him more beatable by a hard-hitting Republican candidate regardless of which race he tackles next.

Keep on eye on his voting record. Talk is cheap. Action is what matters.
( January 9th, 2015 @ 1:28 pm )
 
I applaud Paul on this move. He is a good man only wanting to serve his constituents. I called on him over our Property Tax inequity and he (plus Senator Cook) gave me what I needed to know what is the property tax law of NC.

I wish him well and will not be affected in any way. My concern is the split between democrats and republicans in what used to be a progressive state.

The politics of hate is never good. It appears to be getting worse rather than better in NC. Since the majority are doing the Republican dance, the only way to have any influence is to be available with a clear dance card to waltz.



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