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National Republican Congressional Committee tells Renee Ellmers she's on her own
She's in a Recount battle in North Carolina's 2nd District and could use some help: Dear Supporters, Election night, after the ten counties in my district had reported their votes, I led Bob Etheridge by 2,100 votes. (That number is crucial because under North Carolina law Congressman Etheridge is not entitled to an 'automatic Recount' if he trails by more than 1% - or 1,888 votes.) Then, yesterday afternoon - unexpectedly - the vote totals changed. The State Board of Elections reported my lea...

Months later, GOP takes credit for Bob Etheridge viral video (The Upshot)
After Rep. Bob Etheridge was caught tussling with some young men approaching him with a Video camera  this summer, Republicans denied setting up the North Carolina Democrat for a signature "YouTube moment." But now that the election's over, GOP operatives are being less coy about their hand in the matter. In a Nov. 3 New York Times piece about Republican campaign strategy, Jim Rutenberg and Jeff Zeleny write of the party's "guerilla tactics": (One target, Representative Bob Etheridge of North...

Renee Ellmers Recount Fund
Folks, it ain’t over til it’s over. Bob “manhandle” Etheridge is pushing a Recount in North Carolina, and Renee Ellmers needs our help. From her blog: Dear Supporters, Election night, after the ten counties in my district had reported their votes, I led Bob Etheridge by 2,100 votes. (That number is crucial because under North Carolina law Congressman Etheridge is not entitled to an ‘automatic Recount’ if he trails by more than 1% - or 1,888 votes.) Then, yesterday

NC-02: NRCC Tells Ellmers to Twist
Just walk away, Renee. You won't see me follow you back home: Republican Renee Ellmers, who will likely face a Recount in her bid to unseat Rep. Bob Etheridge (D-N.C.), appealed for help Thursday from the National Republican Congressional Committee. The NRCC declined and Ellmers isn't happy about it. The Republican said she asked the Committee for help covering the costs related to a looming Recount - Ellmers leads Etheridge by some 1,600 votes and earlier this week the Incumbent signaled h...

NC2: NRCC once again MIA when it comes to Ellmers campaign
As I’ve written previously , I had suspected throughout the General Election Campaign season this year that NC2 US House GOP Candidate Renee Ellmers had not received a dime’s worth of help from the NRCC, and she confirms it here in a request for supporters to help her with the legal fees associated with the Recount effort getting ready to get underway in her race against entrenched Congressman Bob Etheridge: Yesterday, we appealed to the National Republican Congressional Committee fo...

Ellmers miffed by a party snub
Even before it's certain that Renee Ellmers will go to Washington as the new congresswoman from North Carolina's 2nd District, she is showing a vigorous streak of independence from her Party's establishment. Ellmers, whom the Tea Party backs, and Carter Wrenn, a Political Consultant to her campaign, are sniping at the National Republican Congressional Committee for not supporting her campaign and for refusing to lend aid for a looming vote Recount. Ellmers, a Dunn Republican, is leading in votes...

NRCC refuses to help conservative candidate in the lead facing a recount
Posted by Clyde Middleton on Nov 4 2010 Filed under News & Opinion, Politics. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0. You can leave a response or trackback to this entry The underlying problem with the Republican Establishment is that they exist.  Enjoy it, boys and girls, your days are as numbered as those of Nancy Pelosi. Check out this request for help, and act as you can: Dear Supporter, Election night, after the ten counties in my district had reported their ...

NRCC Learned Nothing - They’re Blowing Off Renee Ellmers
They seem about as clueless over what happened on Tuesday as ObamaEven before it's certain that Renee Ellmers will go to Washington as the new congresswoman from North Carolina's 2nd District, she is showing a vigorous streak of independence from her Party's establishment. Ellmers, whom the Tea Party backs, and Carter Wrenn, a Political Consultant to her campaign, are sniping at the National Republican Congressional Committee for not supporting her campaign and for refusing to lend aid for a loo...

GOP candidate slams the NRCC - Alex Isenstadt
North Carolina Republican Congressional Candidate Renee Ellmers might well be headed to Washington — but she’s slamming the National Republican Congressional Committee regardless. In a 471-word statement posted on her campaign website Thursday afternoon, Ellmers, who leads Democratic Rep. Bobby Etheridge by 1,600 votes in their still-undecided 2nd District race, takes aim at the NRCC for allegedly refusing to help pay for attorneys in her potential Recount battle against Etheridge...

Conservatives4Palin.com: Help Mama Grizzly, Renee Ellmers
GOP gives HuffPo fits: That’s the spirit! Victory of the Grassroots...Bachmann to Lead? Purchase the DVD here. The Documentary was endorsed by Governor Palin (listen here). Mama Grizzly Renee Ellmers needs our help securing an honest and fair Recount. Please donate here: https://is.gd/gIZAv Ellmers is in need of support as her opponent, Congressman Etheridge, is calling for a Recount despite Ellmers' 1400 vote lead. Ellmers' campaign will need to hire lawyers to ensure that the Recount...

Democratic Congressman's Career-Killing Outburst Was Engineered by GOP Tricksters
Remember when Democratic congressman Bob Etheridge went berserk on two kids who were harassing him on the streets of Washington, D.C.? And everyone was wondering who those kids were? And the GOP denied it? Guess what? It was the GOP. The video, which first showed up on Andrew Breitbart's Big Government website, showed two college-age kids approaching Etheridge, a North Carolina congressman, on the streets of D.C. last June. They asked him if he supported Obama's agenda, and he inexplicably went ...

Attack ad admission in heated congressional race
The National Republican Congressional Committee is admitting it is behind the now infamous video of Congressman Bob Etheridge grabbing a young man on a street in Washington. His challenger, Republican Renee Ellmers, was seen as a long shot until the video emerged in June. The video went viral and many suspected the confrontation had a purpose. And on Thursday, a front page New York Times story revealed that National Republican Party Strategists acknowledged they were behind the episode. It was a...

National Republican Congressional Committee tells Renee Ellmers she's on her own
» National Republican Congressional Committee tells Renee Ellmers she's on her own from Wizbang She's in a Recount battle in North Carolina's 2nd District and could use some help:Dear Supporters,Election night, after the ten counties in my district had reported their votes, I led... [Read More] ...

NRCC refuses to pitch in for conservative candidates recount bid
Rusty Weiss is a freelance Journalist focusing on the conservative movement and its political agenda. He has been writing conservatively charged articles for several years in the upstate New York area, and has appeared in the Troy Record with a well received article covering the War on Terrorism. He has also written for the American Thinker, NewsBusters, FoxNews.com, is the Editor for three major technology newsletters, and has published a book entitled Axis I. The National Republican Congressio...

RNC Backs Renee Ellmers Recount Effort With $10K - Where Is The NRCC?
Renee Ellmers rightfully slammed the NRCC for lack of support today - via Politico. I've just gotten word from the RNC, they are supporting her Recount effort with $10,000. How many balls does the NRCC have to drop before we realize they aren't bad jugglers, they're a bunch of clowns! They didn't spend a dime to get her elected, blowing it on losing causes in NC. Maybe she didn't hire the right consultants? Filed under Corrupt Bastards Club. North Carolina Republican ...

Help Renee Ellmers Now!
By RightKlik Renee Ellmers needs your help...now! (Donate Here: https://is.gd/gIZAv) Why? Answer via The Other McCain: That the GOP won the House is some kind of miracle, considering the total ineptitude of Pete Sessions and his crew of bumbling dingbats at the NRCC. Renee Ellmers beat Bob Etheridge in North Carolina. Now the Democrat is asking for a Recount and Ellmers has gone public with the fact that the NRCC is MIA: Months ago, I went to Washington and asked the National Republican Congres...

NRCC Learned Nothing Theyre Blowing Off Renee Ellmers
Even before it’s certain that Renee Ellmers will go to Washington as the new congresswoman from North Carolina’s 2nd District, she is showing a vigorous streak of independence from her Party’s establishment. Ellmers, whom the Tea Party backs, and Carter Wrenn, a Political Consultant to her campaign, are sniping at the National Republican Congressional Committee for not supporting her campaign and for refusing to lend aid for a looming vote Recount. Ellmers, a Dunn Republican, i...

Update on Uncalled House Races: Seven Races Remain GOP Leads in Three Net Gain Could Hit +64
As of tonight, there are still seven House Races that have not yet been called. Republicans are still at a +61 net gain for the 2010 Midterm Elections, but could move up to as high as +64 when all the races are called. Some still list TX-27 as uncalled, which would leave Republicans currently at +60. But others have called the race for the Republican challenger, and we have gone with that and the +61 figure. Arizona CD-8 has been called for Democrat Gabrielle Giffords, taking it off the board....

Etheridge Prepared To Call For A Recount
(RALEIGH) -- While most races were decided Tuesday night, 2nd District Congressman Bob Etheridge is still refusing to concede in his race with Republican Renee Ellmers. He said Wednesday that he is prepared to call for a Recount. "As of right now, where the votes stands is the margin is less than 1 percent, which is the threshold for Recount. I have notified the Board of Elections that it is my intent to request a Recount if the margin is less than 1 percent when all the votes are counted,&...

Etheridge asks for recount
Congressman Bob Etheridge said Wednesday that he wants a Recount in his race with Renee Ellmers. Unofficial Tuesday night poll results show the career nurse who became a Tea Party favorite in North Carolina has ousted the Veteran Democratic lawmaker from Congress. But Congressman Bob Etheridge isn't giving up. He said at a news Conference Wednesday afternoon that the race for the US House of Representatives District 2 seat is too tight to call. Congressman Ethridge says right now, the differenc...

Etheridge-Ellmers contest hangs on additional ballots
Republican Renee Ellmers watches with Campaign Manager, Al Lytton, Tuesday as unofficial returns are posted. For now, she has a tiny edge. RALEIGH -- Incumbent Democrat Bob Etheridge said that he may seek a Recount for U.S. House District 2, where Republican challenger Renee Ellmers held a narrow edge of 1,646 votes out of more than 188,000 counted in unofficial results Wednesday. Ellmers claimed victory late Tuesday night, and the Associated Press concurred, declaring her the winner just before...

Help Congresswoman-Elect Renee Ellmers, Just One More Time.
Help Renee Ellmers make sure her Election Night victory remains a victory. Those election-law attorneys don’t pay for themselves, you know. You know, I’m old enough to remember when losing a primary meant you stopped campaigning, and when having fewer votes when all the precincts reported was characterized as a loss, not just a first step in establishing a baseline for “suddenly found” votes. Come on, Bob Etheridge. You had a lead, and all the advantages of incumbency, ...

Renee Ellmers Needs Your Help
Renee Ellmers Needs Your Help There is a Recount going on and she needs money to pay for it. RSM has the details. Here is a comment I made at RSM's site:I believe what is going on is the NRCC is trying to keep as many Tea Party people from winning as possible. How can they cut deals with the Democrats if the Teas just say NO? Or worse HELL NO. We have a two front war. We win it by primarying more of their stinkin butts until they get the message. Note that the outpouring of sentiment on the in...

GOP questions totals in 11th District race
With the race between Rep. Gerald Connolly (D) and Oakton businessman Keith Fimian (R) in Virginia's 11th district still unresolved, the head of the Fairfax County GOP is suggesting that "there are several developments in the ... race that may call into question the accuracy of the current Vote totals." Connolly currently leads Fimian by 930 votes, according to the Virginia State Board of Elections site (Connolly's camp said Thursday night the actual number was 935). Because that margin -- .4 pe...

Attack ad admission in heated congressional race
Source: WTVD The National Republican Congressional Committee is admitting it is behind the now infamous video of Congressman Bob Etheridge grabbing a young man on a street in Washington. His challenger, Republican Renee Ellmers, was seen as a long shot until the video emerged in June. The video went viral and many suspected the confrontation had a purpose. And on Thursday, a front page New York Times story revealed that National Republican Party Strategists acknowledged they were behind the epi...