NCGOP is in Violation of their POO with Their Endorsement of RINO Whatley

FYI: The State Party Chair (Jason Simmons), National Committeeman (Ed Broyill) and National Committeewoman (Kyshia Brassington) all signed off on the Republican National Committee (RNC) paperwork invoking RC Rule 11 which authorizes the RNC to throw its financial and operational support to Michael Whatley over all Republican rivals in preparation for the March 2026 primary election. Their actions are in direct violation of Article IX F of the NCGOP State Plan of Organization which prohibits the use of one's position in the party to favor any candidate facing a party primary. Moreover, these NCGOP staff lied or misled party members by claiming that the Rule 11 authorization was solely for purposes of creating a Joint Fundraising Agreement with the RNC that would aid the primary winner. The three leaders knew that claim not to be valid; nor is there any language in the RNC rules documents that might be construed as requiring Rule 11 for any other purpose other than for state party granting permission for the RNC to interfere in a state primary.

According to Republican National Committee (“RNC”) Rule 11, “[t]he Republican National Committee shall not, without the prior written and filed approval of all members of the Republican National Committee from the state involved, contribute money or in-kind aid to any candidate for any public or party office of that state, except the nominee of the Republican Party or a candidate who is unopposed in the Republican primary after the filing deadline for that office.”1 The RNC requires written consent from all RNC State Members to fund any specific election. Although typically uninvolved until after primary elections, the RNC is collaborating with the North Carolina Republican Party through a Joint Fundraising Agreement to secure contributions for the Republican nominee for the 2026 U.S. Senate race, not any particular candidate. None of the funds from the Joint Fundraising Agreement shall be used in the primary election for any candidate.

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Steve Bannon – one of the architects of the Make America Great Again (MAGA) movement as well as one of the brains behind  Donald Trump’s 2016 victory — is making it crystal clear to his fans that former RNC and NCGOP chairman Michael Whatley ain’t one of us.  

This makes Bannon the second Trump-connected figure to come out against Whatley (the alleged Trump choice for North Carolina’s US Senate seat).  Trump’s first pick for national security advisor, General Mike Flynn, has publicly endorsed Whatley’s opponent in the March primary.

Here’s Bannon on Friday’s edition of War Room:

“[…] But Whatley is not MAGA. One of the reasons he’s running so poorly in North Carolina. If you talk to the MAGA folks down there, they’re just not enthusiastic about it.” […]

Liars ranging from John Locke to the Raleigh & Charlotte legacy drive-bys have bent over backwards trying to present to their dwindling readership and viewership that (1) there is no GOP primary for US Senate and (2) Michael Whatley is invincible and inevitable.

Too bad the Harper Poll had to come out and blow that scam to smithereens.  The poll did two things: (1) confirmed that there is a choice for Republicans in the form of one Don Brown, and (2) Whatley AND Brown perform roughly the same in a head-to-head match with Cooper.

What makes (2) so extraordinary is that Whatley has been buried in million$ worth of funding from the state and national GOP and has benefited from oodles of logistical help from both of those entities.  Yet, he’s doing about as well as his opponent, Brown, who has been running on a shoe-string operation with NO party help. 

One would think this development creates a gaping hole for Brown to run through straight for the end-zone.  The BIG QUESTION: Will Brown recognize this opportunity and take advantage of it?