Official Dr. Greg Brannon for Senate (R-NC-2014) thread!

[SpreadOfLiberty]

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Dr. Greg Brannon Announces U.S. Senate Run to Replace Kay Hagan

Dr. Greg Brannon, practicing OB/GYN critical care surgeon out of Cary, NC, officially announced that he will run for Kay Hagan’s Senate Seat in the 2014 election.

The announcement came months after a grassroots effort was formed to convince Brannon to run for the position. “Draft Dr. Greg Brannon to Senate Run 2014,” a social media page created by several grassroots supporters and friends in the North Carolina tea party and liberty activist movement, attempted to convince Brannon to throw his hat in the ring by displaying grassroots republican support for his potential candidacy.

Brannon officially announced his campaign Saturday afternoon in front of a mixed audience of the NC-RLC and the Eastern NC Tea Party, at a Winterville, NC event, “LiberTEA Rally.” The event organizers were unaware that Brannon would make his initial campaign announcement at their event, calling it a surprise.

“(We were) proud to be part of the event. I wasn’t aware it was his first public announcement,” said Diane Rufino, Founder of the Eastern NC Tea Party.

The Eastern North Carolina Republican Liberty Caucus said of the announcement, “We were pleased that invited speaker, Dr. Greg Brannon … choose our Liber-Tea rally as the setting to make his first public announcement regarding his candidacy. … Dr. Brannon is a strong advocate for the US Constitution, personal liberty, and freedom. We look forward to his focus on these essential issues during his candidacy.”

Dr. Greg Brannon is the President of FoundersTruth.org and a weekly radio guest of the Bill LuMaye Show out of Raleigh.

http://carolinalibertypac.com/2013/01/dr-greg-brannon-announces-u-s-senate-run-to-replace-kay-hagan/


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http://founderstruth.org/

GRASSROOTS FOR GREG BRANNON FACEBOOK PAGE (http://www.facebook.com/pages/Grassroots-for-Greg-Brannon/523989890979796)

[Uriah]

Great news!

[SpreadOfLiberty]

GRASSROOTS FOR GREG BRANNON FACEBOOK PAGE (http://www.facebook.com/pages/Grassroots-for-Greg-Brannon/523989890979796)

[mz10]

What does his competition look like? What other names have been thrown around on the 'R' side?

[SpreadOfLiberty]

What does his competition look like? What other names have been thrown around on the 'R' side?http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Senate_election_in_North_Carolina,_2 014

I'm going to edit and add Brannon as declared.

[SpreadOfLiberty]

anybody good at making wiki pages? Brannon needs one.

[Smart3]

anybody good at making wiki pages? Brannon needs one.

I am, but not in the mood right now.

[SpreadOfLiberty]

If anybody knows Brannon they should get him this liberty candidates form:

http://libertycandidates.com/liberty-questions/

[supermario21]

Wow. Looks like Kay Hagan is going to be tough to defeat.

[SpreadOfLiberty]

Wow. Looks like Kay Hagan is going to be tough to defeat.
I think she is vulnerable. She got 53% in 2008, when Democrats murdered the Republicans due to Bush's ratings.

North Carolina went red in 2012, and the sizeable black population will be staying home because it isn't a presidential election year with Obama running.

[Bastiat's The Law]

I think she is vulnerable. She got 53% in 2008, when Democrats murdered the Republicans due to Bush's ratings.

North Carolina went red in 2012, and the sizeable black population will be staying home because it isn't a presidential election year with Obama running.
For those reasons it seem enticing.

[Bastiat's The Law]

North Carolina is trending back to the red column and two of his core constituencies won't be turning out in force for a midterm (blacks and young voters). Obama lost the state by about 96,000 votes – a little more than a 2 percent shift from four years ago.

Four years ago, Obama’s big victory margins in several of North Carolina’s urban counties were enough to overcome lopsided defeats in many smaller, rural counties. This year, those margins shrunk in a few key counties. Obama won Wake County by 64,000 votes four years ago. On Tuesday, he won by 54,000. There were also slimmer margins in Guilford, Forsyth and Buncombe counties. Obama’s vote margin in Mecklenburg was up – but only by 100 votes. Only Durham County recorded a big jump – Obama won there by almost 5,000 more votes than in 2008. If you’re a Democratic candidate in North Carolina, you’re going to have to really ramp up the margins in those (urban) counties to offset the losses in rural areas and small towns.


Black voters, who make up 22 percent of the state’s population, cast 23 percent of the vote and went for Obama 96 percent to 4 percent, according to exit polls.


White voters, who now represent 70 percent of the state’s electorate, were even less supportive of the president than in 2008. That year, 35 percent of white voters in North Carolina cast their ballots for Obama. In 2012, he got 31 percent.


Latinos went for Obama 68 percent to 31 percent.


Young voters in the 18-29 category voted for Obama 64 percent

[Uriah]

This thread is the only thing that comes up for Greg Brannon when I google news search him... we need more info online NOW!!!

[SpreadOfLiberty]

This thread is the only thing that comes up for Greg Brannon when I google news search him... we need more info online NOW!!!
A good writer could promote him with a diary on Redstate.com

Just leave out the Ron Paul connections.

They get tons of views.

Examiner.com is another outlet.

[Michigan11]

So in this race, he would be running against an incumbent Dem?

[SpreadOfLiberty]

So in this race, he would be running against an incumbent Dem?

Kay Hagan. But she won't be winning. Too much is stacked against her.

[Bastiat's The Law]

So in this race, he would be running against an incumbent Dem?
Yes, Kay Hagan has served one term by defeating Elizabeth Dole in the 2008 democratic wave. Here's the onion though, Dole was handpicked by President Bush to run for the Senate seat vacated by Jesse Helms, so she was fittingly seen as a Bush disciple. As Bush's popularity slipped, Dole became highly vulnerable. She actually got 242,000 less votes than the Republican nominee, John McCain. She lost to Hagan by over 350,000 votes, meanwhile McCain lost to Obama by only 13,000 votes.

[Michigan11]

Yes, Kay Hagan has served one term by defeating Elizabeth Dole in the 2008 democratic wave. Here's the onion though, Dole was handpicked by President Bush to run for the Senate seat vacated by Jesse Helms, so she was fittingly seen as a Bush disciple. As Bush's popularity slipped, Dole became highly vulnerable. She actually got 242,000 less votes than the Republican nominee, John McCain. She lost to Hagan by over 350,000 votes, meanwhile McCain lost to Obama by only 13,000 votes.

Thanks for that, I remember this seat now. Yeah this sounds pretty good.

[Uriah]

Yes, Kay Hagan has served one term by defeating Elizabeth Dole in the 2008 democratic wave. Here's the onion though, Dole was handpicked by President Bush to run for the Senate seat vacated by Jesse Helms, so she was fittingly seen as a Bush disciple. As Bush's popularity slipped, Dole became highly vulnerable. She actually got 242,000 less votes than the Republican nominee, John McCain. She lost to Hagan by over 350,000 votes, meanwhile McCain lost to Obama by only 13,000 votes.

Wow...just wow. Any Republican can do better than that. From what I've seen online Brannon stirs up the Tea party types in a very good way. I like his chances.

[Bastiat's The Law]

Thanks for that, I remember this seat now. Yeah this sounds pretty good.
You're welcome. So Obama squeaked out a victory in 2008 by 13k and then lost it in 2012 by 96k. That's a nice 100k swing in a Presidential election year with a very weak republican nominee. This could be a total tossup seat come the midterms. Brannon could be the right man at the right time since he doesn't fit the Bush/Dole republican mold. North Carolina seems hungry for a real liberty/tea party conservative. Brannon could just be the spark to set it off.

[Smart3]

Brannon just has to beat the Establishment candidates and he can pretty much cruise to election.

Hagan will be tough only if there is a bloody primary.

[sluggo]

Glad to see someone decent challenging Hagan.

He's got my vote.

[sluggo]

If anyone here is associated with his official campaign, please PM me.

I think we can get him on a big local conservative radio show here.

[supermario21]

We need to unite the grassroots and county parties before the NRSCC gets involved. I looked at the 2008 race and Kay Hagan was nowhere on the map or list of Democratic-preferred candidates. This is winnable.

[supermario21]

Also red state would be a viable blog to drum up support, Erickson tweeted the other day he was sending a donation to Massie!

[SpreadOfLiberty]

Also red state would be a viable blog to drum up support, Erickson tweeted the other day he was sending a donation to Massie!

Speaking of which, Massie's endorsement would be nice. Maybe hold a fundraiser.

[SpreadOfLiberty]

Brannon has just joined facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Greg-Brannon/552463691431298

[SpreadOfLiberty]

Articles: http://www.beaufortobserver.net/Articles-NEWS-and-COMMENTARY-c-2013-01-28-265032.112112-Dr-Greg-Brannon-steps-up-to-challenge-Hagan-in-2014.html

http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/senate-races/279797-libertarians-tea-party-unite-around-hagan-challenger

[Anti-Neocon]

This guy looks really promising. I almost feel like he should even have his own forum.

[aclove]

He SHOULD have his own forum.

Greg has his work cut out for him. It's widely rumored that both the Speaker of the NC House, Thom Tillis, and the President Pro Tem of the Senate, Phil Berger, will run for this seat in the GOP primary. This could work to Dr. Brannon's advantage, though, if two establishment candidates fight it out amongst themselves while Dr. Brannon remains the only grassroots candidate in the race.

[Bastiat's The Law]

Brannon only has 100 likes on his facebook page, can we try to double that?