Showing posts with label Greg Brannon. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Greg Brannon. Show all posts

Friday, June 13, 2014

CCTA PUBLIC PROGRAM MEETING--THIS TUESDAY!

Next Public Meeting

June 17th, 2014, 7:00-9:00 pm
 Stanly Hall Ballroom
Craven and Pollock St., New Bern, NC. 
Elevator Entrance:  249 Craven St.
or Stairwell Entrance at 305 Pollock St.
 THIS MONTH’S PROGRAM
Dr. Greg Brannon

Greg will speak about the grass roots constitutional conservative movement.
How we can move toward regaining and protecting our constitutional rights and freedoms
by engaging in the political process and exercising our God given rights
protected by the Constitutions of the United States and North  
Hosea 4: 6 (KJV) My people perish from a lack of knowledge.

We must engage, we must prepare, we must stand ready to defend those rights. We must
first understand the origin of those rights and be able to debate and defend them based on
a firm study, debate and knowledge of them. Greg is one of the most knowledgeable men
in this area and most capable of sharing that knowledge.

Come and join us for an evening with Greg and engage in a lively discussion during the QA session to follow.
Open to the public, we are non-partisan and this is not a political event or endorsement for any political candidate,
it is an educational event. Bring your school aged children and encourage them to participate.

The meeting will be held at the Stanly Hall Ballroom, in downtown New Bern
at 249 Craven Street (elevator) and 305 Pollock Street (stairs) second floor.
Adequate parking is available directly across Pollock St. adjacent to City Hall and the Tax Offices
where parking is free and open to the public after 5:30pm. A number of restaurants are within walking distance 
if you want to come early and have a meal prior to the meeting.

The meeting starts at 7:00 pm. 
Please share this invitation!

“The Constitution on which our Union rests, shall be administered … according to the safe and honest meaning contemplated
by the plain understanding of the people of the United States at the time of its adoption—
a meaning to be found in the explanations of those who advocated, not those who opposed it, “
–Thomas Jefferson

The elevator entrance to Stanly Hall Ballroom is at 249 Craven Street, and the stair entrance is at 305 Pollock Street.
There is a parking lot across the street in the north eastern quadrant of Craven and Pollock.
We meet every 3rd Tuesday for our Public Information Program Meeting.
  OPEN TO THE PUBLIC–PLEASE COME OUT AND JOIN US!

CCTA Member Business Meetings are held on the 2nd Monday of the month at
6:00 pm. Highland Park Christian Church, 905 Carolina Avenue, Trent Woods, NC
 


Tuesday, February 25, 2014

#NCSEN: Harris campaign challenging narrative of Tillis inevitability

The Daily Haymaker, by Brant Clifton, February 24, 2014 

There’s been quite a bit of suspicion for some time that Charlotte pastor Mark Harris’ Senate campaign was merely a stalking horse to peel Tea Party votes away from  Greg Brannon.  Harris labels himself a conservative — like Thom Tillis does.  But he’s named former congressman, NCGOP chairman and Ripon Society fanboy Robin Hayes as his campaign chairman.  Hayes’ longtime political strategist, Tom Perdue, has also come aboard the Harris effort.

Observers have been quick to note how — in forums and other public events — Harris and his supporters are quick to criticize Tea party favorite Brannon, but are silent on Thom Tillis, the favorite of Establishment, left-of-center Republicans.  In some forums, Harris has spoken in defense of Tillis on toll roads and other aspects of the General Assembly’s agenda

But things appear to be changing on that front.  I’ve seen polling from pros — with campaigns and unaffiliated — suggesting that Harris appears to be getting a good chunk of votes in Tillis’ Charlotte-area home base.  Perdue, the Harris strategist, has upped the ante a little bit with some crowing to Roll Call, the DC-based “newspaper of Capitol Hill”:


Hampstead Democrat files for U.S. Senate, giving Hagan a primary

Port City Daily, February 24, 2014

The candidate field continues to expand as filing for the 2014 elections enters its final week.
New in the mix is Will Stewart, a Hampstead-based Democrat who filed Monday for U.S. Senate–meaning incumbent Sen. Kay Hagan, also a Democrat, will face a primary in May. Four Republicans had previously filed for that seat: Mark Harris of Charlotte, Heather Grant of Wilkesboro, Ted Alexander of Shelby, and Greg Brannon of Cary.


Friday, February 14, 2014

#NCSEN: PPP poll shows we’re headed for a GOP runoff.

The Daily Haymaker by Brant Clifton •  

Public Policy Polling has released its latest numbers on the 2014 US Senate race. The Democrat  pollster is finding what a lot of us have known.This thing — at least on the GOP side — is WIDE OPEN.

The latest survey shows state House speaker Thom Tillis leading the GOP primary field with 20 percent, followed by Greg Brannon and Heather Grant at 13 percent each. (One month ago, in this same poll, Tillis had 19 percent, followed by 11 percent each for Brannon and Grant.)

Ted Alexander pulls 10 percent, Mark Harris is at 8 percent, and Edward Kryn is at 2 percent. (If my math is right, that ads up to a 34 percent showing for UNDECIDED.  Yessirrree. WIDE OPEN.) 

The latest survey shows state House speaker Thom Tillis leading the GOP primary field with 20 percent, followed by Greg Brannon and Heather Grant at 13 percent each. (One month ago, in this same poll, Tillis had 19 percent, followed by 11 percent each for Brannon and Grant.)


Tuesday, February 11, 2014

Washington Republicans help fill Tillis’ war chest

Charlotte Observer, Jim Morrill, February 10, 2014

Cornelius Republican Thom Tillis has added 10 more U.S. senators and more than a dozen state lawmakers to the list of donors to his Senate campaign, according to a new campaign report.

Tillis has raised $1.8 million, more than three times any GOP opponent. However, he trails Sen. Kay Hagan, who raised $9.9 million last year.

Tillis’ nearest Republican competitor financially is Greg Brannon, a Cary physician who raised $524,500.

Charlotte pastor Mark Harris, who Monday picked up the endorsement of a candidate who just left the race, raised $406,000, according to his campaign. He has nearly $206,000 on hand, more than Brannon.

Tillis, speaker of the N.C. House, continued to benefit from support of GOP congressional leaders. Earlier donations came from the political action committees of House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio and Senate Minority leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky.



Wednesday, February 5, 2014

#NCSEN: Theaming up with Thom, and Piling On

If you want a good case study for why newspapers — especially those in Guilford County — are failing, check out Doug Clark’s nonsense in the pages of The Greensboro News & Record.  He’s got a lot of anger and resentment bottled up — likely resulting from all those years in school where he got beat up and had his lunch money taken.  He’s reliably leftist , and –interestingly — reliably in line with Theam Tillis’ talking points: 


“Republican U.S. Senate candidate Greg Brannon is scheduled to defend himself in a civil court case next week against allegations he misled a pair of investors in a technology start-up,


Tuesday, February 4, 2014

#NCSEN: FreedomWorks + Greg Brannon = Game changer

The Daily Haymaker, by Brant Clifton, February 4, 2014


Tea Party groups across the state and the Brannon for US Senate campaign are quietly lining up supporters to attend a “FreedomWorks BBQ” in Raleigh on Tuesday evening. Sources familiar with the event’s back story say that this event can be inferred as a coming-together of the Brannon campaign and the national, high-profile Tea Party-affiliated political organization. 


FreedomWorks formed as the Tea Party was just picking up steam in 2009.  It has been a clearinghouse for limited government ideas, and has led the way in educating the public on those limited government principles favored by The Tea Party.   FreedomWorks has also aligned itself with anti-establishment candidates with limited government platforms at the state and federal levels.


Tuesday, January 28, 2014

#NCSEN: Brannon picks up major Tea Party endorsement

News broke last night that a second major Tea Party organization here in North Carolina has endorsed Republican US Senate candidate Greg Brannon.


Moore Tea Citizens – one of the largest and most influential grassroots organizations in the state — gave its blessings to the Cary OB-GYN’s effort to unseat incumbent Kay Hagan Monday evening.  MTC president Miriam Chu announced the news to Brannon while he was in town opening his new Southern Pines campaign headquarters.



READ MORE!  

Non-NC money for Hagan's re-election exceeds in-state contributions, $4.3M to $2.4M...

Senator Hagan Campaign Finance Analysis & Infographic


With the start of the candidate filing period rapidly approaching, the 2014 US Senate race in North Carolina is heating up. 

Incumbent Democrat Kay Hagan now has one announced primary opponent in Will Stewart, an owner of a computer repair and website building business in Pender County, and one potential rival in Dr. Fred Westphal, a retired professor from Fayetteville.



Wednesday, January 15, 2014

#NCSEN It’s Over: PPP & The Shih-Tzu anoint Senator Thom

by Brant Clifton, January 14, 2014

John Frank says we might as well forget this primary thing.  Thom Tillis is leaving everybody in the dust with his “solid lead.”  

If you are a supporter of one of the other US Senate GOP candidates, reading The Shih-Tzu’s article might leave you a little down.  Me — I like to look at a poll’s details. 

Public Policy Polling’s survey has head-to-head standings that look like this for the GOP field:  Tillis 19%, Brannon 11%, Grant 11%, Harris 8%, Flynn 7%.  There is a margin of error of +/- 4.1% for the GOP primary.  If you add up the vote percentages for the five candidates — That’s 56 percent.  So, undecided and NO opinion are at 44 percent.  Take that 44 percent, and the MOE, and Tillis’ 8 point “lead” is pretty much meaningless. 



Tuesday, December 10, 2013

#NCSEN Brannon: Stop hijacking the term ‘conservative’

Note:  CCTA is a non partisan organization.  We do not endorse any particular candidate or political party.  News items are presented for you the reader to help you become informed and reach your own conclusions.


Cary physician Greg Brannon, Tea Party favorite and one of the leading contenders for the GOP nomination for US Senate, told a Moore County audience last night about one of his pet peeves:

”Boy, this word ‘conservative’ is quite popular.  Every election year, you see and hear it all over the place.  A lot of people on the campaign trail talk about how conservative they are. But after they get elected, they forget about all of that stuff.  Thom Tillis has the word ‘conservative’ all over his campaign literature and web site.  But he’s voted for and supported toll roads, government-funded light rail, mandates and common core.  If that’s what passes for conservative these days, count me out.  My view on conservatism is one of strict adherence to The Constitution as well as stripping power from the government and giving it back to the people.”

Brannon also showed some skepticism about Tillis’ claims of being a fighter against ObamaCare in the legislature:

“Sure, the general assembly blocked the establishment of a state exchange.  But due to a lack of familiarity with The Constitution, they left the door open for federal exchanges.  Legislatures in Alabama and South Carolina passed laws making it illegal for anyone to come into their states and try to implement ObamaCare. If those states could do that, why couldn’t our leaders here in North Carolina do the same? Stopping short in the fight against ObamaCare allowed the feds to come in here, get ObamaCare rolling, force average premiums to increase 300 percent, and cause a whole lot of people to lose their insurance. Our legislators owe the people of North Carolina a good explanation as to why they stopped short of finishing that fight.”

 Please read more!

http://dailyhaymaker.com/?p=6692