@PeteKaliner There is zero evidence the incident was politically motivated, although it is factual to say he dropped out after it happened.
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Charlotte area Republican drops out of race after his home was targeted in a drive-by shooting.
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Brett Jensen WBT News@Brett_Jensen
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
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@LeighBrown There is zero evidence the incident occurred “because he was willing to run and serve.”
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For anyone who cries out for normal conservatives to run....this is why it gets harder and harder to find candidates.
This man's family was targeted, shot at, and ZERO arrests. All because he was willing to run and serve.
Where are the Democrats to decry this violence? Where is law and order?
This doesn't end well for ANY of us.
Matt Van Swol@mattvanswol
🚨#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?!!!!!!
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@laralogan Aren’t you an award winning journalist? And you’re using your platform to perpetuate this with zero evidence it was politically motivated?
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They are not covering it because they do not care.
Matt Van Swol@mattvanswol
🚨#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?!!!!!!
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@EricWRowell Hubert Davis opinions anyone? State loved to chime in on that
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V: Don’t give up, don’t ever give up
Will Wade: If you can’t win with a $10 million roster, lose three games by 25 points, can’t win a First Four game, realize you’ll never compete with Duke … give up and go back to LSU
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@EricWRowell @Brett_Jensen That doesn’t mean it didn’t happen. Fake news at it again
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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
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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...
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🚨#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?!!!!!!
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@EricWRowell @Brett_Jensen Shots fired at his home Feb 16 & it was covered by many news outlets.
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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…
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@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.
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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
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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.
Roy Cooper@RoyCooperNC
The $200 billion this administration wants to spend on a foreign war would pay for affordable health care for nearly 10 years.
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@oldmofoonzoho @AnnCoulter I’m not sure you understand what “working” means.
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this could only be said by a man who never flies commercial or has to go through a TSA line.
#abolishTSA
Elon Musk@elonmusk
I would like to offer to pay the salaries of TSA personnel during this funding impasse that is negatively affecting the lives of so many Americans at airports throughout the country
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@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
GIF
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@JoeBrunoWSOC9 @SeansInstaName It’s not construction. It’s 50% of a scope of work…
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@SeansInstaName I think it’s 50% construction. But I need to read the law again
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@mattvanswol What sucks is you going from concerned about flood relief to expert on why Trump is right about everything you know nothing about.
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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…
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@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?
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@seanmdav I’m telling you air travel is over. First class is coach and too expensive and coach is living nightmare
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Yep!
Defeated an incumbent Democrat judge in Charlotte.
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Matt Van Swol@mattvanswol
🚨#BREAKING: Habekah Cannon, a self-proclaimed "PRISON ABOLITIONIST" who was arrested THREE TIMES during the George Floyd riots of 2020... ...has just won her primary AS A JUDGE for Charlotte NC According to her website she wrote, "We’ll get you out of that cage...” WHAT?!!!!
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@Ssss_Dubbb @pissedpatriot12 @WhatleyNC @donbrownfornc You don’t understand binary choices? Don lost. What’s your practical solution to the problem at this point?
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@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.
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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. 🇺🇸
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@JoeBrunoWSOC9 Does this mean we get to abolish the Mecklenburg ABC Commission now?
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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.
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