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Dave's Picks - July 17, 2012 Republican Primary Run-off Election (Wake Co.)

Dear friends,

I pray that your conscience will be your guide while voting in the Tuesday, July 17, 2012 primary run-off election.

Wake County Republicans have four run-off races on the July 17 ballot. All four are statewide races. Here is a sample ballot:

NC Lieutenant Governor: both Forest & Gurley are good men. I'm voting for Dan Forest, who is a strong conservative, and who I think has the best chance of winning in November.
NC Commissioner of Insurance: Causey is a good man, but Richard Morgan is a crook! Morgan is the only person I've ever heard of who was expelled from the NC Republican State Executive Committee for misbehavior, and the vote to oust him was almost unanimous. He was Democrat Jim Black's partner ("co-speaker") in the NC House, and in my opinion he should have joined Black in federal prison. Please vote for Mike Causey!
NC Secretary of State: both Gardner & Goodwin are good men. I'm voting for Ed Goodwin, because I think he's more conservative.
NC Superintendent of Public Instruction: I don't know Richard Alexander, he's probably a good man, but John Tedesco is the ideal person for this position! John is a very passionate education reformer, and he'll make a wonderful Superintendent of Public Instruction. Please vote for John Tedesco.

Dave's Picks - May 8, 2012 Republican Primary Election (Wake Co.)

Dear friends,

I pray that your conscience will be your guide while voting in the May 8, 2012 primary election.

I also pray that we can all be polite and charitable, remembering always that "the tongue (or keyboard) is a flame..." [James 3:5]

To view your sample ballot & check your polling place for the primary election, visit:
http://www.sboe.state.nc.us/VoterLookup.aspx?Feature=voterinfo
(Fill in your name, etc., then click on "My Sample Ballot.")

Also, the Wake County GOP has some good election info in their newsletter. (Note: I corrected a couple of minor errors in this copy.)

Also, UNC-TV has a full list of offices and candidates, with links to the candidates' web sites, here: http://ncvoterguide.org/wake/

Several people have asked me for my recommendations for the May 8, 2012 Primary election. These are my recommendations for the Republican Primary. (I'm sorry, but I have no recommendations for the Democratic Primary, except that I ask everyone to vote "For" the Constitutional Amendment for a traditional marriage definition.)

This advice is probably worth at least what you paid for it:

President - Rick Santorum - Though Mitt Romney is assured of the nomination, voting for Rick will help send a message encouraging Mitt to choose a conservative running mate
US House, NC 2nd Congressional District - Incumbent Renee Ellmers (but please call her and ask her to support the marriage amendment), or Richard Speer
US House, NC 4th Congressional District - I don't know much about this race in this hopelessly lopsided district, but James Allen won the Wake County Republican convention straw poll easily, and is well-recommended. (Note: Tim D'Annunzio has a checkered past.)
US House, NC 13th Congressional District - Paul Coble is our strongest candidate, though I like the things Bill Randall is saying
Governor - Pat McCrory will be the strongest candidate in a tough November race (but Paul Wright gets an honorable mention)
Lt. Governor - This is a tough call, because I also really like Dale and Tony, but I give Dan Forrest the edge
NC Auditor - Fern Shubert it clearly best for this job (though Greg Dority is a very fine man, and Debra Goldman is a personal friend). The Rhinoceros Times endorsement of Fern got it exactly right.
NC Commissioner of Agriculture - Sorry, I don't know enough to make a recommendation
NC Commissioner of Insurance - Mike Causey (Note: Mike's main opponent, Richard Morgan, is thoroughly corrupt, and was Jim Black's partner who helped the Democrats gerrymander Republicans out of power a decade ago. Morgan is not the nice conservative man that his ads portray!)
NC Secretary of State - Ed Goodwin or perhaps Kenn Gardner. (Note: Their opponent, Mike Beitler, now claims that he's always been a pro-life conservative, but it's not true. He ran for U.S. Senate in 2010 as a Libertarian, against Richard Burr, whom he called "extreme right." At that time he favored decriminalization of pot & gay marriage, and said "the government should not be involved in the abortion decision," and said the GOP was too beholden to the religious right. [1], [2], [3], [4])
NC Superintendent of Public Instruction - John Tedesco (and check out his really nifty promotional video!)
NC Treasurer - Frank Roche
NC District Court Judge District 10 - Dan Nagle
NC District Court Judge District 10 - Charles Phillips Gilliam
Note: Two Republican Judicial candidates, Chris Dillon and David Robinson, urgently need just a few more campaign contributions on or before May 8, 2012, to qualify for 4-to-1 matching funds. Please contribute if you can!
NC Senate 18 - Chad Barefoot
NC House 35 - Duane Cutlip. (Note: If Chris Malone wins this House race, Democrats will pick up his seat on the Wake County School Board!)
NC House 49 - ~~both men are wonderful conservative candidates! I just wish we had this kind of dilemma for every race!~~ Russell Capps is the better choice. He's a strong fiscal and social conservative, and a tireless worker, with wonderful heart for everything and everyone that Jesus loves. I had initially endorsed both Russell and Dr. Jim Fulghum in this race, but I'm sad to report that Dr. Fulghum has begun running nasty attack ads that misrepresent Russell's record in the legislature, and that even call Russell (who, like Dr. Fulghum, only entered politics after retiring) a "career politician." Additionally, I'm concerned that, even though Dr. Fulghum told me he is "strongly pro-life," he would not promise me that he would support defunding Planned Parenthood.
Constitutional Amendment - For - see my detailed information at http://www.burtonsys.com/marriage

Please feel free to call or email me to discuss any of these (or anything else).

Dave Burton

W: 919-481-2183 M: 919-244-3316

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