{"id":2741,"date":"2026-01-17T03:38:54","date_gmt":"2026-01-17T03:38:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/grnc.org\/wp\/?p=2741"},"modified":"2026-01-17T03:38:56","modified_gmt":"2026-01-17T03:38:56","slug":"grnc-must-defeat-phony-republicans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/grnc.org\/wp\/2026\/01\/grnc-must-defeat-phony-republicans\/","title":{"rendered":"GRNC Must Defeat Phony &#8220;Republicans&#8221;!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<!DOCTYPE html>\n\n<html dir=\"ltr\"><head>\n<meta http-equiv=\"content-type\" content=\"text\/html; \"><style>.dvPreheader { display: none !important; mso-hide: all; }<\/style><\/head><body><div class=\"moz-text-html\" lang=\"x-unicode\"><div class=\"dvPreheader\" style=\"display: none !important; mso-hide:all;\">GRNC must defeat phony \u2018Republicans\u2019!\u201d&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/div>\n\n<div style=\"text-align: center; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px;\"> <\/div>\n\n        <title><\/title>\n    \n    \n        <p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman';\" id=\"email_\" name=\"email_\"><a href=\"http:\/\/click.e.grnc.org\/click\/gr9g-cjqdd-7opqok-swplul2\/\" target=\"_blank\" id=\"auto_assign_link_num_1\" name=\"https   grnc org wp 2011 08 what is grnc pvf \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/media.campaigner.com\/media\/78\/781828\/GRNCLogo600.jpg?g=1768231787408\" alt=\"GRNCLogo600.jpg\" style=\"margin: 15px; border-width: 0px; border-style: solid;\" height=\"119\" width=\"862\" align=\"middle\"><\/a><span style=\"font-size: large;\" id=\"email_2\" name=\"email_2\"><br>\n        <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n        <table width=\"1314\" cellspacing=\"1\" cellpadding=\"1\" border=\"0\" align=\"center\" height=\"2680\">\n            <tbody>\n                <tr>\n                    <td style=\"text-align: left; vertical-align: middle;\"><span id=\"email_3\" name=\"email_3\" style=\"font-size: 18px;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'MS Sans Serif';\" id=\"email_4\" name=\"email_4\"><span id=\"email_5\" name=\"email_5\" style=\"font-family: 'MS Sans Serif';\"><strong><\/strong>\n                    <\/span>\n                    <\/span><\/span>\n                    <p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span id=\"email_6\" name=\"email_6\" style=\"font-family: 'MS Sans Serif';\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\" id=\"email_7\" name=\"email_7\">Gun Rights Supporters:<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n                    <p>\n                    <\/p>\n                    <p>\n                    <\/p>\n                    <p style=\"margin-left: 40px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/media.campaigner.com\/media\/78\/781828\/alston.png?g=1768255373799\" alt=\"alston.png\" style=\"text-align: justify; left: 828.25px; top: 412.25px;\" height=\"414\" width=\"556\" align=\"right\"><span style=\"text-align: justify;\" id=\"email_8\" name=\"email_8\"><\/span>\n                    <\/p>\n                    <p style=\"text-align: justify;\">I\u2019m writing to give you an idea of the threat we face in the 2026 Primary Elections. As Republican<\/p>\n                    <p style=\"text-align: justify;\">s for the first time outnumber Democrats in North Carolina and as we flirt with&nbsp;the supermajority needed to override anti-gun Governor Josh Stein\u2019s inevitable vetoes, <strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\" id=\"email_9\" name=\"email_9\">leftists have a new tactic: They are registering as Republicans<\/span><\/strong>.<\/p>\n                    <p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In this latest scheme to hide leftist politics, at least six leftists have <strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\" id=\"email_10\" name=\"email_10\">changed their voter registration<\/span><\/strong> to Republican to primary Republican incumbents.<\/p>\n                    <p style=\"text-align: justify;\">If successful, <strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\" id=\"email_11\" name=\"email_11\">how do you think they will vote on gun bills<\/span><\/strong>?<\/p>\n                    <p><span style=\"text-align: justify;\" id=\"email_12\" name=\"email_12\">The six that the Raleigh News &amp; Observer (aka \u201cPravda\u201d) <\/span><em style=\"text-align: justify;\">admits<\/em><span style=\"text-align: justify;\" id=\"email_13\" name=\"email_13\"> to \u2013 and we are just now analyzing how many others \u2013 include:<\/span><\/p>\n                    <ul>\n                        <li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/click.e.grnc.org\/click\/gr9g-cjqdd-7opqol-swplul3\/\" name=\"cmp_httpsballotpediaorgPamelaAyscue\" id=\"auto_assign_link_num_2\" style=\"text-align: left;\">Pamela Ayscue<\/a><span style=\"text-align: left;\" id=\"email_14\" name=\"email_14\"> running in NCH-32 against former Rep. <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/click.e.grnc.org\/click\/gr9g-cjqdd-7opqom-swplul4\/\" name=\"cmp_httpsballotpediaorgFrankSossamon\" id=\"auto_assign_link_num_3\" style=\"text-align: left;\">Frank Sossamon<\/a><span style=\"text-align: left;\" id=\"email_15\" name=\"email_15\"> (GRNC)<\/span><\/li>\n                        <li><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman';\" id=\"email_16\" name=\"email_16\"><a href=\"http:\/\/click.e.grnc.org\/click\/gr9g-cjqdd-7opqon-swplul5\/\" name=\"cmp_httpsballotpediaorgMicheleJoynerDinwiddie\" id=\"auto_assign_link_num_4\">Michele Joyner-Dinwiddie<\/a> running in NCH-35 against Rep. <a href=\"http:\/\/click.e.grnc.org\/click\/gr9g-cjqdd-7opqoo-swplul6\/\" name=\"cmp_httpsballotpediaorgMikeSchietzelt\" id=\"auto_assign_link_num_5\">Mike Schietzelt<\/a> (GRNC)<\/span><\/li>\n                        <li><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman';\" id=\"email_17\" name=\"email_17\"><a href=\"http:\/\/click.e.grnc.org\/click\/gr9g-cjqdd-7opqop-swplul7\/\" name=\"cmp_httpsballotpediaorgLisaKoperski\" id=\"auto_assign_link_num_6\">Lisa Deaton Koperski<\/a>&nbsp;running in NCH-89 against Rep. <a href=\"http:\/\/click.e.grnc.org\/click\/gr9g-cjqdd-7opqoq-swplul8\/\" name=\"cmp_httpsballotpediaorgMitchellSetzer\" id=\"auto_assign_link_num_7\">Mitchell Setzer<\/a> (GRNC)<\/span><\/li>\n                        <li><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman';\" id=\"email_18\" name=\"email_18\"><a href=\"http:\/\/click.e.grnc.org\/click\/gr9g-cjqdd-7opqor-swplul9\/\" name=\"cmp_httpsballotpediaorgKellyVanHorn\" id=\"auto_assign_link_num_8\">Kelly VanHorn<\/a> running in NCH-105 against Rep. <a href=\"http:\/\/click.e.grnc.org\/click\/gr9g-cjqdd-7opqos-swplul0\/\" name=\"cmp_httpsballotpediaorgTriciaCotham\" id=\"auto_assign_link_num_9\">Tricia Cotham<\/a>((GRNC)<\/span><\/li>\n                        <li><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman';\" id=\"email_19\" name=\"email_19\"><a href=\"http:\/\/click.e.grnc.org\/click\/gr9g-cjqdd-7opqot-swplul1\/\" name=\"cmp_httpsballotpediaorgChristopherWilsonNorth\" id=\"auto_assign_link_num_10\">Chris Wilson<\/a> running in NCH-117 against Rep. <a href=\"http:\/\/click.e.grnc.org\/click\/gr9g-cjqdd-7opqou-swplul2\/\" name=\"cmp_httpsballotpediaorgJenniferCappsBalkcom\" id=\"auto_assign_link_num_11\">Jennifer Balkcom<\/a> (GRNC)<\/span><\/li>\n                        <li><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman';\" id=\"email_20\" name=\"email_20\"><a href=\"http:\/\/click.e.grnc.org\/click\/gr9g-cjqdd-7opqov-swplul3\/\" name=\"cmp_httpsballotpediaorgPamelaZanni\" id=\"auto_assign_link_num_12\">Pam Zanni<\/a> running in NCH-81 against Rep. <a href=\"http:\/\/click.e.grnc.org\/click\/gr9g-cjqdd-7opqow-swplul4\/\" name=\"cmp_httpsballotpediaorgLarryPotts\" id=\"auto_assign_link_num_13\">Larry Potts<\/a> <\/span><\/li>\n                    <\/ul>\n                    <p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span id=\"email_21\" name=\"email_21\" style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">&nbsp;<br>\n                    <\/span><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 18px;\" id=\"email_22\" name=\"email_22\"><strong>Defending pro-gun incumbents<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n                    <p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Translated, our federally registered political action committee, the <a href=\"http:\/\/click.e.grnc.org\/click\/gr9g-cjqdd-7opqox-swplul5\/\" id=\"auto_assign_link_num_14\" name=\"https   grnc org wp 2012 08 donate to grnc pv\"><strong>GRNC Political Victory Fund<\/strong><\/a>, will need to <strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\" id=\"email_23\" name=\"email_23\">defend a potentially unprecedented number of pro-gun incumbents<\/span><\/strong> just to ensure we don\u2019t end up with \u201csupermajorities\u201d in name only.<\/p>\n                    <p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span id=\"email_24\" name=\"email_24\" style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman';\" id=\"email_25\" name=\"email_25\">Understand that <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\" id=\"email_26\" name=\"email_26\"><strong>these phony Republicans aren\u2019t just RINOs, they are devout leftists who will do their best to negate the Second Amendment candidates you elected<\/strong><\/span><strong>.<\/strong><\/span><\/span><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n                    <p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span id=\"email_27\" name=\"email_27\" style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman';\" id=\"email_28\" name=\"email_28\">\u201cRepublican\u201d Pam Zanni pretty much said it all when she told the N&amp;O, <em>\u201cWe\u2019re not going to be people that do what [Republican] leadership tells us to do.\u201d<\/em><\/span><\/span><em><\/em><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n                    <p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span id=\"email_29\" name=\"email_29\" style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"><strong>Ya\u2019 think?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n                    <p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span id=\"email_30\" name=\"email_30\" style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman';\" id=\"email_31\" name=\"email_31\">Incidentally, one of the NC House reps being challenged is none other than constitutional carry sponsor and Second Amendment stalwart Representative <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\" id=\"email_32\" name=\"email_32\"><a href=\"http:\/\/click.e.grnc.org\/click\/gr9g-cjqdd-7opqoy-swplul6\/\" name=\"cmp_httpskeithkidwellcomabout\" id=\"auto_assign_link_num_23\">Keith Kidwell<\/a><\/span> (GRNC), who is being primaried by a candidate put up by RINO Rep. <a href=\"http:\/\/click.e.grnc.org\/click\/gr9g-cjqdd-7opqoz-swplul7\/\" name=\"cmp_httpsballotpediaorgJamesDixonNorthCarolin\" id=\"auto_assign_link_num_24\">Jimmy Dixon<\/a>\n\u2013 who also happens to be one of the holdouts on the veto override vote for permitless carry bill SB 50. <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\" id=\"email_33\" name=\"email_33\"><strong>We need to defend Kidwell<\/strong><\/span><strong>!<\/strong><\/span><\/span><strong><\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n                    <p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 18px;\" id=\"email_34\" name=\"email_34\"><strong>Desperately short on funds<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n                    <p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span id=\"email_35\" name=\"email_35\" style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman';\" id=\"email_36\" name=\"email_36\">Those who know me know I despise \u201cpredatory fundraising\u201d done by certain organizations. <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\" id=\"email_37\" name=\"email_37\"><strong>When I ask for money, it is for a specific need<\/strong><\/span><strong>.<\/strong><\/span><\/span><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n                    <p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span id=\"email_38\" name=\"email_38\" style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman';\" id=\"email_39\" name=\"email_39\">So please forgive me when I say <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\" id=\"email_40\" name=\"email_40\"><strong>GRNC-PVF needs money ASAP<\/strong><\/span>. Thanks to \u201cThe Trump Slump,\u201d we are at about 40% of what we need just to cover primaries. As you recall, GRNC is restricted from using membership money to win elections, meaning we must raise money for GRNC-PVF separately.<br>\n                    <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/click.e.grnc.org\/click\/gr9g-cjqdd-7opqp0-swplul4\/\" id=\"auto_assign_link_num_15\" name=\"https   grnc org wp 2025 12 grnc pvf 2026 raf\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/media.campaigner.com\/media\/78\/781828\/Thumb%20nose%20at%20Biden%20raffle%20graphic%20_5.jpg?g=1768232066069\" alt=\"Thumb nose at Biden raffle graphic _5.jpg\" style=\"border-width: 0px; border-style: solid; left: 1026.25px; top: 1411px;\" width=\"358\" height=\"361\" align=\"right\"><\/a><strong><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\" id=\"email_41\" name=\"email_41\"><br>\n                    <\/span><\/strong><\/span><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 18px;\" id=\"email_42\" name=\"email_42\"><strong>I thank you<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n                    <div><span style=\"text-align: justify;\" id=\"email_43\" name=\"email_43\">Many of you have been stalwart supporters, for which you have my profound thanks. But we need others&nbsp; to kick in as well.<\/span><\/div>\n                    <p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman';\" id=\"email_44\" name=\"email_44\">As always, I vow that as an all-volunteer organization, GRNC will endeavor to put your money to more efficient, effective use in defending your rights than any other group.<\/span><\/p>\n                    <p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span id=\"email_45\" name=\"email_45\" style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman';\" id=\"email_46\" name=\"email_46\">What your money buys are extremely sophisticated \u201cindependent expenditure\u201d campaigns using mail,&nbsp; &nbsp;telephone and text alerts, radio spots, and potentially even geo-fencing to elect pro-2A candidates and defeat&nbsp; &nbsp;our opponents. I guarantee you that <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\" id=\"email_47\" name=\"email_47\">no other state-level gun rights group in the country does it better<br>\n                    <br>\n                    <\/span><\/span><\/span>If you prefer to donate directly, you can do so at: <strong><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\" id=\"email_48\" name=\"email_48\"><a href=\"http:\/\/click.e.grnc.org\/click\/gr9g-cjqdd-7opqp1-swplul5\/\" name=\"cmp_httpsgrncorgwp201208donatetogrncpvf\" id=\"auto_assign_link_num_25\">grnc.org\/wp\/2012\/08\/donate-to-grnc-pvf\/<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n                    <p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman';\" id=\"email_49\" name=\"email_49\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\" id=\"email_50\" name=\"email_50\">&nbsp;<\/span>If you prefer to buy tickets for the awesome Springfield Kuna, Holosun optic and 1,000 rds. of ammo, go to: <br>\n                    <strong><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\" id=\"email_51\" name=\"email_51\"><a href=\"http:\/\/click.e.grnc.org\/click\/gr9g-cjqdd-7opqp2-swplul6\/\" name=\"cmp_httpsgrncorgwp202512grncpvf2026raffle\" id=\"auto_assign_link_num_26\">grnc.org\/wp\/2025\/12\/grnc-pvf-2026-raffle\/<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/span><span id=\"email_52\" name=\"email_52\" style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"><\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/click.e.grnc.org\/click\/gr9g-cjqdd-7opqp3-swplul7\/\" id=\"auto_assign_link_num_17\" name=\"https   grnc org wp 2025 12 grnc pvf 2026 raf 2\"><\/a><\/p>\n                    <p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span id=\"email_53\" name=\"email_53\" style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">&nbsp;<br>\n                    <strong><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\" id=\"email_54\" name=\"email_54\">In 32 years, GRNC has:<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n                    <ul>\n                        <li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"text-align: left;\" id=\"email_55\" name=\"email_55\">Passed concealed carry;<\/span><\/li>\n                        <li><span id=\"email_56\" name=\"email_56\" style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">Passed concealed handgun reciprocity;<\/span><\/li>\n                        <li><span id=\"email_57\" name=\"email_57\" style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">Passed and improved our range protection law;<\/span><\/li>\n                        <li><span id=\"email_58\" name=\"email_58\" style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">Passed and improved our statewide firearms preemption law;<\/span><\/li>\n                        <li><span id=\"email_59\" name=\"email_59\" style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">Expanded concealed carry into parks, restaurants, public assemblies, and educational property;<\/span><\/li>\n                        <li><span id=\"email_60\" name=\"email_60\" style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">Passed Castle Doctrine and Stand Your Ground;<\/span><\/li>\n                        <li><span id=\"email_61\" name=\"email_61\" style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">Repealed our Jim Crow-era pistol purchase law; and much more.<\/span><\/li>\n                    <\/ul>\n                    <p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span id=\"email_62\" name=\"email_62\" style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n                    <p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman';\" id=\"email_63\" name=\"email_63\">With your help \u2013 and <strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\" id=\"email_64\" name=\"email_64\">ONLY with your help<\/span><\/strong> \u2013 GRNC will continue its 32-year record of success.<\/span><\/p>\n                    <p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span id=\"email_65\" name=\"email_65\" style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n                    <p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span id=\"email_66\" name=\"email_66\" style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">Armatissimi e liberissimi,<\/span><\/p>\n                    <p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span id=\"email_67\" name=\"email_67\" style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n                    <p><span id=\"email_68\" name=\"email_68\" style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/media.campaigner.com\/media\/78\/781828\/FPV%20Signature%20-%20Blue.jpg?g=1768232091114\" alt=\"FPV Signature - Blue.jpg\" height=\"191\" width=\"260\" style=\"border-width: 0px; border-style: solid;\"><\/span><\/p>\n                    <p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\" id=\"email_69\" name=\"email_69\">F. Paul Valone<\/span><\/p>\n                    <p><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman';\" id=\"email_70\" name=\"email_70\"><span id=\"email_71\" name=\"email_71\" style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\" id=\"email_72\" name=\"email_72\">President, <\/span><\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/click.e.grnc.org\/click\/gr9g-cjqdd-7opqp4-swplul8\/\" id=\"auto_assign_link_num_18\" name=\"grnc org \"><span style=\"color: #0070c0; font-size: 12pt;\" id=\"email_73\" name=\"email_73\">Grass Roots North Carolina<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n                    <p><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman';\" id=\"email_74\" name=\"email_74\"><span id=\"email_75\" name=\"email_75\" style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\" id=\"email_76\" name=\"email_76\">Executive Director, <\/span><\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/click.e.grnc.org\/click\/gr9g-cjqdd-7opqp5-swplul9\/\" id=\"auto_assign_link_num_19\" name=\"rightswatch org \"><span style=\"color: #0563c1; font-size: 12pt;\" id=\"email_77\" name=\"email_77\">Rights Watch International<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n                    <p><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman';\" id=\"email_78\" name=\"email_78\"><span id=\"email_79\" name=\"email_79\" style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\" id=\"email_80\" name=\"email_80\">Host, <\/span><\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/click.e.grnc.org\/click\/gr9g-cjqdd-7opqp6-swplul0\/\" id=\"auto_assign_link_num_20\" name=\"gunspoliticsandfreedom \"><span style=\"color: #0563c1; font-size: 12pt;\" id=\"email_81\" name=\"email_81\">Guns, Politics and Freedom<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n                    <p><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman';\" id=\"email_82\" name=\"email_82\"><span id=\"email_83\" name=\"email_83\" style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\" id=\"email_84\" name=\"email_84\">Author, <\/span><\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/click.e.grnc.org\/click\/gr9g-cjqdd-7opqp7-swplul1\/\" id=\"auto_assign_link_num_21\" name=\"rulesforantiradicals \"><span style=\"color: #0563c1; font-size: 12pt;\" id=\"email_85\" name=\"email_85\">Rules for ANTI-Radicals: A Practical Handbook for Defeating Leftism<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n                    <p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span id=\"email_86\" name=\"email_86\" style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n                    <p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman';\" id=\"email_87\" name=\"email_87\"><strong><em>P.S.<\/em><\/strong><em> I realize that you might already have contributed, for which I thank you. But if you can contribute an additional <\/em><a href=\"http:\/\/click.e.grnc.org\/click\/gr9g-cjqdd-7opqp8-swplul2\/\" id=\"auto_assign_link_num_22\" name=\"https   grnc org wp 2012 08 donate to grnc pv 2\"><strong><em>$250, $125, $50, or even $25<\/em><\/strong><\/a><em>, it will help us <strong>win the 2026 primary elections<\/strong>!<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n                    <p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span id=\"email_88\" name=\"email_88\" style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n                    <p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span id=\"email_89\" name=\"email_89\" style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"><strong>This message was paid for by the Grass Roots North Carolina Political Victory Fund.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n                    <p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span id=\"email_90\" name=\"email_90\" style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"><strong>Not authorized by any candidate or candidate committee.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n                    <p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: large; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\" id=\"email_91\" name=\"email_91\"><br>\n                    <\/span><\/p>\n                    <\/td>\n                <\/tr>\n            <\/tbody>\n        <\/table>\n        <p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: large; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\" id=\"email_92\" name=\"email_92\"><br>\n        <\/span><\/p>\n        <div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: large; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\" id=\"email_93\" name=\"email_93\"><br>\n        <br>\n        <\/span><\/div>\n    \n\n<address style=\"color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; text-align:center; font-style:normal\">\nGrass Roots North Carolina<br>POB 10665<br>Raleigh, NC 10665<br>United States\n<\/address>\n<br><div align=\"center\" style=\"background: #FFFFFF; color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px\"><br> <\/div>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/click.e.grnc.org\/open\/gr9g-cjqdd--swplul3\/img.gif\" width=\"0\" height=\"0\" alt=\"\">\n<\/div><\/body><\/html><\/body>\n<\/html>\n<\/table><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>GRNC must defeat phony \u2018Republicans\u2019!\u201d&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Gun Rights Supporters: I\u2019m writing to give you an idea of the threat we face in the 2026 Primary Elections. &#8230; <a title=\"GRNC Must Defeat Phony &#8220;Republicans&#8221;!\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/grnc.org\/wp\/2026\/01\/grnc-must-defeat-phony-republicans\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about GRNC Must Defeat Phony &#8220;Republicans&#8221;!\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":25,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2741","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-grnc-pvf-alertsupdates"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/grnc.org\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2741","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/grnc.org\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/grnc.org\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grnc.org\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/25"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grnc.org\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2741"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/grnc.org\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2741\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2742,"href":"https:\/\/grnc.org\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2741\/revisions\/2742"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/grnc.org\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2741"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grnc.org\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2741"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grnc.org\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2741"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}