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Friend --
Contrary to popular belief, there aren't four seasons in North
Carolina; There
are 13. We're at the end of second summer before we finally hit
fall weather next week. Some big news out of the job front as the
country hit the lowest unemployment rate in 50 YEARS. The RNC and the
Trump campaign put up some staggering
fundraising numbers and some new laws went into effect in NC this
week. Let's dive into the stories you may have missed this week.
WHAT HAPPENED
STORIES FROM THE
NATION
Anti-Semitic Rep. Rashida Tlaib decided to make some racist
comments this week talking about facial recognition technology,
but the real story is the House Ethics panel reviewing some potential
campaign finance violations. The
Hill
Cooperation with ICE has been discussed at length here in NC with
HB 370, and Democrats continue to be on the wrong side. In New Jersey,
the state's Attorney General is now trying to order all the sheriffs
not to cooperate with ICE. Hot
Air
The Trump campaign and the RNC are putting up some serious
fundraising numbers: a record $125
million for the 3rd quarter. For reference, the Obama campaign
raised $70M during the same time period in 2011. Campaign manager Brad
Parscale outlined the $1B strategy and the 1.6 million volunteers
(that means you!) for 2020. Forbes
We've talked about this as well: it's important to grow the
conservative movement for the future, and that means reaching out to
groups that aren't traditionally seen as Republican and going to where
they are. Sen. Tim Scott recognizes this need and details how he plans
on helping diversify the Party. The
Daily Signal
STORIES FROM
NC
Ever since approving the Atlantic Coast Pipeline, Governor Cooper
has been trying to buy back the support of environmental extremists.
To do so, he's putting forth a green energy proposal. Needless to say,
it's not going well. Carolina
Journal
After seven Democrats voted for the budget back in June, rumor had
it that Cooper invited them over to the Governor's Mansion and
basically introduced them to their primary challengers if they voted
to override the impending veto. Someone finally asked them about it.
They doth protest too much, methinks. WRAL
Let's look ahead to 2020. There are several counties that swung
from blue to red in 2016, although one went the other way. In order to
have more success in 2020 while taking back the NC Supreme Court,
kicking Cooper out of office, and maintaining a majority in the NCGA,
we'll have to expand on those wins and flip some more. Spectrum
News
I will repeat this ad nauseam: start educating voters now
about the judicial races. We need to win back the state Supreme Court
and the Court of Appeals circuit or these ridiculous lawsuits from
Democrat groups that can't win at the ballot box will continue. Smoky
Mountain News
TRACKING YOUR REPRESENTATIVES
CONGRESS
A relatively quiet week in the House because all the air has been
sucked up by the impeachment proceedings. That being said, the House
passed a bill giving illegal
immigrants electronic medical records ahead of veterans. I kid you
not.
The Senate passed a bill
aimed at helping ransomware attacks as the government agencies and
private entities continue to come under sophisticated intrusions. They
also passed a bill helping
increase STEM initiatives in schools and the Autism
Care Act, which the President signed into law.
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
A couple laws went into effect this week, most notably the
rideshare law aimed at protecting
Uber and Lyft users. With lots of things going digital these days,
the House is looking into making
your license plate digital. The Senate has yet to take up the veto
override of the budget, but they do plan on passing
a few more mini-budgets to force the hand of Cooper and
legislative Democrats.
UPCOMING EVENTS
Want to be a part of the massive grassroots army to help keep
NC red in 2020? Sign up for future Trump Victory program trainings
here: Trump
Victory Leadership Initiative
Municipal Election Tools:
Early
Voting Sites - October Elections
List
of Candidates - October Elections
List
of Candidates - November Elections
The 7th District Unity Reception is on October 5th on the USS North
Carolina! Come take a tour, grab some refreshments on the fantail, and
watch some fireworks. Details are here: 7th
District Unity Reception
Also on Saturday October 5th, please join the Currituck County GOP
for their 3rd annual Family Picnic! The picnic takes place at the
Waterside Villages Clubhouse in Grandy, NC. Event starts at 4:30pm and
features several speakers. RSVP to Carolyn
([email protected]) or Rene ([email protected]) by
October 2.
On Saturday October 12th, check out the Swain County GOP Low
Country Boil! Plenty of good speakers as well. Details here: Swain
GOP Low Country Boil
On October 25th, join the 13th District GOP for Dinner with
Ted Budd featuring guest speaker Rep. Mark Meadows! The dinner will be
held at the Trump National Golf Club in Mooresville, NC. Tickets are
here: Dinner
With Ted Budd
Also on October 25th is a night hosted by Rep. Mark Walker
featuring country music legend Ricky Skaggs! Get your tickets here: Walker4NC
ft. Ricky Skaggs
On October 26th, join the Wilson County GOP for their annual oyster
roast! Details: Wilson
GOP Oyster Roast
Make sure to visit the NCGOP
Events page to see more events than what's listed here.
Enjoy your weekend!
Jeff Hauser
j_hauser9
http://www.nc.gop/
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