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@planblj @Brett_Jensen Facts matter.

@EricWRowell @Brett_Jensen That doesn’t mean it didn’t happen. Fake news at it again

MECK GOP statement on Aaron Marin withdrawing from D-1 Meck Commish race after shots were fired into his house: Aaron Marin stepped forward to serve his community and was met with targeted violence against his home and threats against his family. No citizen should face intimidation for seeking public office. We stand with Aaron and his family and we respect his decision to put their safety first. Let us be clear. This is what happens when law and order breaks down. When political participation is met with fear and violence, democracy itself is under attack. We strongly condemn those responsible and we expect law enforcement to identify them and bring them to justice. Mecklenburg County cannot continue down a path where candidates are forced out of races because they fear for their lives. That is not politics. That is intimidation. That is unacceptable. If Mecklenburg County is to have a healthy electoral process, it must first be safe. Safe for candidates. Safe for families. Safe for voters. Without safety, there is no real choice, no real debate, and no real democracy. Our mission has always been to provide the people of this county with meaningful choice and open dialogue. That mission is impossible when violence replaces discourse. Due to the statutory deadline for filing having already passed, replacing a candidate presents significant challenges. However, we will make every effort within the bounds of the law to identify and support a qualified replacement candidate for District 1. This situation is a wake up call. Law and order must be restored. Political violence must be confronted directly. Mecklenburg County must once again become a place where citizens can step forward to serve without fear. We thank Aaron Marin for his courage and his willingness to serve. We will continue working to ensure that future candidates can do so safely and that democracy in Mecklenburg County is protected. In Liberty, Kyle Kirby Chairman, Mecklenburg County Republican Party

Just so we all have the facts here... The ONLY Republican running in D1 of Charlotte NC was just forced out of a political race because **SOMEONE** (wink, wink) attempted to m*rder his entire family... ...and the police have had SIX WEEKS to catch the person who did it, with tons of ballistic evidence and they have not caught ANYONE OH!!!! AND no one gives a damn outside of X. You CANNOT find this story outside of local media. This is BEYOND insane, I do not feel like the road ahead is going to be easy for Republicans. There are people who are literally willing to risk forever-jail-time to try to m*rder you and your wife and your kids, JUST TO STOP YOU from running as a Republican. I'm sorry for that rant, but this is really upsetting me today. We are not in a good situation guys. Republican candidates are being targeted and forced out of races IN A RED STATE!!!!!! I don't know where we go from here...

🚨#BREAKING: The ONLY Republican running for Mecklenburg County (Charlotte NC) District 1 has just dropped out of the race... ...AFTER NOT A SINGLE PERSON WAS ARRESTED FOR FIRING SHOTS AT HIS HOME WHILE HIS WIFE AND KIDS WERE INSIDE!!!!! Local police CONFIRMED the attack was targeted specifically at Aaron Marin. Bullet holes can be seen in trees, cars, mailbox, and his kid's basketball hoop. Marin's ENTIRE FAMILY was forced to leave their home and Aaron says they live in, "constant fear." He says his kids no longer even feel safe to play outside. CAN ANYONE EXPLAIN WHY ZERO MAINSTREAM MEDIA OUTLET COVERING THIS??????!!!!!! REPUBLICANS ARE LITERALLY BEING SHOT AT AND THERE IS SILENCE FROM THE MEDIA!!!!!! WHERE IS THE OUTRAGE?!!!!!!

@m00921905 @Brett_Jensen At and into are not the same.

@EricWRowell @Brett_Jensen Shots fired at his home Feb 16 & it was covered by many news outlets.

@JoeBrunoWSOC9 Since when was his house shot INTO?

Breaking: Republican Mecklenburg County Commission candidate Aaron Marin says he is dropping out of the race for #MeckBOCC D1 after his home was shot into six weeks ago. Due to fear, Marin says he and his family will no longer be living in District 1. No arrests have been made. Anyone with info is asked to call Huntersville PD. Previous story: wsoctv.com/news/local/loc…

@Brett_Jensen @ToddJohnsonNC35 He has no problem voting to impose higher sales taxes on Mecklenburg County residents so hopefully the GOP caucus votes on a better choice.

BREAKING: NC Senator Todd Johnson @ToddJohnsonNC35, who represents parts of Union and Cabarrus counties, will seek to replace Phil Berger as President Pro Tem of the Senate. Berger lost his primary to Rockingham Co. Sheriff Sam Page by 23 votes. #ncpol

@RobertBurns82 You? Cooper did this all by himself huh?

You expanded Medicaid to illegals and nearly 670,000 people which made the system unsustainable in North Carolina. You have no room to talk. People are suffering already because of you. We don’t need six more years.

@oldmofoonzoho @AnnCoulter I’m not sure you understand what “working” means.

this could only be said by a man who never flies commercial or has to go through a TSA line. #abolishTSA

@f3isotope your #pb for Emmaus. Get ready to bridge your way to a better you tomorrow. We roll 0500 from Caribou, coffee to follow. @F3_Jedi @GnarlyGoat @ramrod_F3 @Turnpike_f3

@JoeBrunoWSOC9 @SeansInstaName It’s not construction. It’s 50% of a scope of work…

@SeansInstaName I think it’s 50% construction. But I need to read the law again

Another step forward for the Red Line tonight with Charlotte City Council unanimously voting on a $37.9 million design contract. This will take the proposed commuter rail to the 30% design phase @wsoctv

@scotthortonshow @mattvanswol The life cycle of a grifter.

@mattvanswol What sucks is you going from concerned about flood relief to expert on why Trump is right about everything you know nothing about.

I’m now convinced that the majority of the GOP in Congress… …are just Democrats at heart, who say things that sound conservative to get elected Maybe the uniparty is real after all. Maybe that’s why they won’t vote on any of the popular Trump agenda items. This sucks…

@DisgracedProp @seanmdav Many such cases of business travelers willing to pay extra for an improved flight experience to include no other travelers in sweatpants. Which airline is going to capitalize on this first?

@seanmdav I’m telling you air travel is over. First class is coach and too expensive and coach is living nightmare

What are we even doing here, Southwest?

@PeteKaliner Yay democracy!

Yep! Defeated an incumbent Democrat judge in Charlotte. #NCpol

@Ssss_Dubbb @pissedpatriot12 @WhatleyNC @donbrownfornc You don’t understand binary choices? Don lost. What’s your practical solution to the problem at this point?

@pissedpatriot12 @WhatleyNC @donbrownfornc I don’t understand why voters have to bend the knee. These government officials represent WTP and it is high time the “powers that be” put their money and endorsements behind candidates that have the character and agenda that we want, and vote for, not the go-to-establishment.

Thank you North Carolina! I’m honored to be the Republican nominee for the U.S. Senate in North Carolina. Republicans are united. Now the real fight begins. This November, North Carolina voters will have a choice: Safer Communities, Secure Borders, More Jobs and Lower Costs or Roy Cooper's failed record. Let’s win. 🇺🇸

@JoeBrunoWSOC9 Does this mean we get to abolish the Mecklenburg ABC Commission now?

A seismic win on the Mecklenburg County Commission. ABC Board Chair and longtime political operative Monifa Drayton has defeated Incumbent Commissioner Vilma Leake. Leake has served as District 2's representative since 2008. She served on the School Board before that dating back to 1997. This is Vilma Leake's first loss since 1995.

@PeteKaliner So you can’t run a write-in campaign if you lose in the primary?

@EricWRowell Sure. But those are always a long shot. None of the candidates who lost yesterday can run.

66% of voters opposed Mecklenburg Sheriff Garry "Not My Fault" McFadden... but it looks like he'll clear the 30% bar to avoid a runoff. As I predicted. Unless something changes with the final 15% of precincts... we have another 4 years of this buffoon. #NCpol

@f3isotope your Fallout #pb from Red October. Be prepared to work. We roll 0530 from Richard Barry. @Turnpike_f3

@jt688601 @L1569Uptown @RepMarkHarrisNC Democracy.

@L1569Uptown @RepMarkHarrisNC WTH has happened to Charlotte?!

“Cannon calls herself an abolitionist, meaning someone who wants to abolish jails and prisons.” WTF??? @RepMarkHarrisNC

@noarknoah Democracy!

@JoeBrunoWSOC9 @Hunt_Saenz I’m glad my fellow constituents voted to increase sales taxes to give cats more money

CMPD is investigating a reported stabbing that appears to have happened on a CATS bus yesterday. @Hunt_Saenz and I happened to be at Frank’s yesterday when we saw CMPD pull over a CATS bus. Medic took someone from the scene with life threatening injuries. The call was dispatched as a stabbing. The bus was pulled over at Woodland near Commonwealth Ave. We saw police questioning a man who was on the bus. CMPD has not released any information.