Who is murky mystery PAC doing mailings for NC Senate candidate Brinson? | Eastern North Carolina Now

A murky mystery PAC is doing mailings for the candidate recruited by liberal Republican state senate boss Phil Berger to run in our 3rd Senate district, Bob Brinson. It is leaving political observers mystified as to who they are and who is behind them.  A search of the NC Board of Elections site for the PAC "Restore NC, Inc." turns up no reference to them nor does a search at political contribution resource Open Secrets.

The return address on their mailings is a private PO Box office in Morehead City, and their corporate registered office in Raleigh is a front for corporations that do not maintain their own physical office.  There the trail seems to end.  Restore NC, Inc. appears to have no website or other presence.

Brinson was recruited by Berger and his associates to run in the 3rd district when liberal Republican incumbent senator Jim Perry decided to retire.  That retirement decision was prompted by conservative former State Representative Mike Speciale filing for the seat.  Liberal Perry is openly supporting Brinson and Berger has been twisting arms of senators in Raleigh to contribute to Brinson.

Speculation is that Restore NC, Inc. may have been created to funnel special interest money to help Brinson without having to make contributions directly to his campaign committee.  Perry was notorious for selling his soul to special interests and then voting their interests, instead of the interests of his constituents, in Raleigh. Special interests that had bought Perry's support could easily be identified by looking at his campaign reports.  Berger and his associates drumming up money for such an operation would be consistent with their twisting arms of senators for contributions to Brinson.

As Senate boss, Berger has shepparded some of liberal Governor Roy Cooper's key liberal legislative agenda items, like allowing biological men into womens restrooms and lockerrooms, the NC Green New Deal, Obamacare Medicaid expansion, the NCInnovation slush fund, and others through the General Assembly.  This in spite of Berger nominally being a Republican.  He is looking for senators who will look the other way when he pushes such legislation.