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Posted: 6/6/2016 5:16:26 PM EDT

I know we want Pattie Curran and Judge Edmunds, but who else?

Posted: 1/25/2013 5:16:45 PM EDT

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Posted: 6/6/2016 6:09:20 PM EDT

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I'm in Meck Co, but I only had two races to vote on. NC Supreme Court and US House District 12. (I voted last week)

The two you want may be the only two you'll vote on.

Curran running in District 5? The GRNC Scorecard has Foxx 2 points higher, FWIW.

Posted: 6/6/2016 6:41:16 PM EDT

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I'm in Meck Co, but I only had two races to vote on. NC Supreme Court and US House District 12. (I voted last week)

The two you want may be the only two you'll vote on.

Curran running in District 5? The GRNC Scorecard has Foxx 2 points higher, FWIW.

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And my seeing that is the reason GRNC will never see a dime from me...

Fox is a vote for a Rino, whereas I know Pattie Curran personally and she has more fire in her than that volcano under Yellowstone...

Posted: 6/6/2016 6:43:10 PM EDT

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Pardon the formatting, this is mostly copy/paste from the GRNC site.

http://www.grnc.org/remember-in-november/grnc-candidate-evaluations-2016

2016 GRNC Special Primary Candidate Recommendations

(Listings include only districts with primary races & pro-gun candidates)

Vote
on June 7: You have an opportunity. Thanks to election-related
litigation in which courts invalidated present districts for U.S. House
of Representatives, a special congressional primary is being held on
June 7, 2016. Early voting begins on May 26 and ends on June 4 at 1:00
PM.

Because voter turnout will likely be low, your vote counts more than ever.
Moreover, because some new districts have pitted incumbents against
each other (District 2) or created new open seats (District 13), you
have an unprecedented opportunity to elect pro-gun congressional
representatives.

NC
Supreme Court Special Primary: Even if you don’t have a congressional
primary or don’t intend to vote the congressional primary in your
district, you must still vote in a court-ordered "special primary” in order to keep conservative control of the NC Supreme Court. In this race, GRNC-PVF strongly recommends you vote for Bob Edmunds.

Candidate
recommendations versus evaluations: Below are recommendations for
effective voting strategies by the Grass Roots North Carolina Political
Victory Fund. Candidate recommendations, which are more
limited than blanket "endorsements,” are not made in all races, only in
races where a clear pro-gun candidate stands out or where strategic
voting is necessary to keep anti-gun candidates out of office.

Recommendations
differ from GRNC candidate evaluations. While the evaluations are
intended to provide an objective measure of where candidates stand on
Second Amendment issues, GRNC–PVF recommendations are analytical and
therefore subject to interpretation. For a full explanation of GRNC’s
objective star evaluations, go to: http://www.grnc.org/remember-in-november/grnc-candidate-evaluations-2016

Evaluations sorted by:

DISTRICT

NAME

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Voter Guide Instructions

Important
note: Candidates who lack voting records or other history on Second
Amendment issues and who fail to return GRNC’s candidate survey
automatically receive a zero star evaluation (0) on the assumption that
they are hiding their position from gun voters. Every election year, we
receive complaints about ostensibly pro-gun candidates who receive zero
star evaluations due to failure to return the survey. Each candidate is
mailed a survey to the address he or she registered with the State Board
of Elections. If they fail to return the survey, we cannot help candidates who will not help themselves.

Voting
instructions: Primary election One Stop Early Voting begins on May 26
and ends on June 4 at 1:00 PM. Absentee ballots must be received by your
county board of elections by 5:00 PM on June 7. Primary voting day is June 7 between 6:30 AM and 7:30 PM. Click here to find your polling place on election day, or click here to find your One Stop Early Voting place.

Important
changes to voting laws: Due to ongoing litigation, same-day
registration will still be permitted during One Stop Early Voting. As in
previous years, unaffiliated voters may vote in either Republican or Democrat primaries. Unlike previous years, straight party voting will not be permitted, so GRNC strongly suggests you investigate individual candidates. For the first time, identification is required to vote, so click here to find identification requirements.

GRNC CANDIDATE RECOMMENDATIONS

(Note:
the NC State Board of Elections has made numerous changes to
presentation of candidate data which now, unfortunately, contain
numerous errors. We have tried to catch those errors but apologize if
some of them have been allowed to propagate into GRNC evaluations.)

NC SUPREME COURT ASSOCIATE JUSTICE: GRNC-PVF strongly recommends incumbent conservative ROBERT H. (BOB) EDMUNDS.

US
HOUSE DISTRICT 2 (R): Redistricting pits incumbent GRNC 4-star (****)
Renee Ellmers (R-2) against incumbent 4-star (****) George Holding
(R-13) as well as challenger Greg Brannon (****). While all of the
candidates are pro-gun, Ellmers has been accused of aligning with
moderates, and her gun rights voting record is based on a single vote.
GRNC-PVF recommends GEORGE HOLDING.

US
HOUSE DISTRICT 3 (R): Challengers Phil Law (100% survey, ****) and
Taylor Griffin (NR, 0-star) seek to unseat incumbent Walter Jones
(****). With a 97% pro-gun voting record stretching over 22 years and a
perfect 100% survey average, GRNC-PVF recommends WALTER JONES.

US
HOUSE DISTRICT 4 (R): Sue Googe (survey 81%, ***) and Teiji Kimball
(survey 93%, ****) vie to unseat anti-gun incumbent David Price (GRNC
0-star). GRNC-PVF recommends TEIJI KIMBALL.

US
HOUSE DISTRICT 5 (R): Challenger Pattie Curran (survey 98%, ****) seeks
to unseat incumbent Virginia Foxx (****). To be clear, Curran is a
pro-gun activist who would serve the district well. But with a perfect
100% voting record and perfect 100% survey average, GRNC-PVF recommends VIRGINIA FOXX.

US
HOUSE DISTRICT 6 (R): Challenger Chris Hardin (survey 96%, ****) seeks
to unseat one-term incumbent Mark Walker (survey 99%, ****). Although
Walker has not yet had to vote on gun-related legislation, evidence
continues to indicate he will defend gun rights. GRNC-PVF recommends MARK WALKER.

US
HOUSE DISTRICT 8 (R): Challenger Tim D’Annunzio (survey 100%, ****)
seeks to unseat one-term incumbent Richard Hudson (survey 100%, ****).
Although Hudson has not yet had to vote on gun-related legislation,
evidence continues to indicate he will defend gun rights. Meanwhile,
D’Annunzio has proven to be a less than optimal candidate in previous
races. GRNC-PVF recommends RICHARD HUDSON.

US
HOUSE DISTRICT 9 (R): Challenger Mark Harris (survey 98%, ****) seeks
to unseat incumbent Richard Pittenger (****). While Harris is
undoubtedly a pro-gun conservative, Pittenger’s long-running 100%
pro-gun voting record has earned gun voter’s loyalty. GRNC-PVF
recommends ROBERT PITTENGER.

US
HOUSE DISTRICT 10 (R): Challengers Albert Wiley, Jr. (survey 88%, ***),
Jeff Gregory (100%, ****), and Jeffrey Baker (survey NR, 0-star), seek
to unseat incumbent Patrick McHenry (****). In addition to a perfect
100% pro-gun voting record and 98% survey average, McHenry was
instrumental in passing a clean concealed handgun reciprocity bill
during his tenure in the NC House. GRNC-PVF recommends PATRICK McHENRY.

US
HOUSE DISTRICT 12 (R): In this dismal race, three mediocre (***)
Republicans seek a quixotic bid to challenge one of a slew of more or
less equally anti-gun Democrats in a district drawn for Dems. GRNC-PVF
has no recommendation.

US
HOUSE DISTRICT 13 (R): No fewer than 17 Republicans (and 5 Democrats)
want this open seat. Among Republicans, 6 earned GRNC’s highest 4-star
evaluation based on surveys scores (Ted Budd, Kay Daly, Vernon
Robinson*, Matthew McCall, Jim Snyder, David Thompson). [* Robinson also
attempted to repeal Winston-Salem’s ban on concealed carry in parks
when on its Board of Aldermen.]

Mediocre
3-star Republicans in the race include Harry Warren (86% survey, 85%
vote record, ***) and John Blust (survey NR, 86% vote record). While
Warren has never been a strong gun rights supporter, it’s a pity that
last year Blust spoiled a good pro-gun voting record by voting against
gun owners 4 times on House Bill 562.

Realizing
that there are several other good candidates in the race, particularly
Brock, Budd and Robinson, the one who has made the strongest stand on
defending the Second Amendment is Daly. Therefore, GRNC-PVF recommends KAY DALY.

Posted: 6/6/2016 6:51:30 PM EDT

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And that's another thing, why on earth would they pick some George Holding guy over Greg Brannon?

Since Greg has run for senator before, he has plenty of exposure for people to look up info on him already, whereas this George guy is a unknown to me...

Here's a good clip from Pattie.

Frankly, if it hasn't been for Pattie giving Edmunds the go ahead, I'd be skeptical of him now due the GRNC's other picks..

Posted: 6/6/2016 9:05:39 PM EDT

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And my seeing that is the reason GRNC will never see a dime from me...

Fox is a vote for a Rino, whereas I know Pattie Curran personally and she has more fire in her than that volcano under Yellowstone...

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I'm in Meck Co, but I only had two races to vote on. NC Supreme Court and US House District 12. (I voted last week)

The two you want may be the only two you'll vote on.

Curran running in District 5? The GRNC Scorecard has Foxx 2 points higher, FWIW.

And my seeing that is the reason GRNC will never see a dime from me...

Fox is a vote for a Rino, whereas I know Pattie Curran personally and she has more fire in her than that volcano under Yellowstone...

Well...to be fair. It's not as bad as the NRA backing a candidate.