Wow! This ad is truly powerful:

[tblue37]

Link to tweet

[tblue37]

1. To help him:

Link to tweet

[MiniMe]

15. I chipped in a little to help him out.

Do they always ask for a "tip" at the end for a donation?

[soldierant]

36. Yes.

[MiniMe]

39. That's enough to make me stop giving

[soldierant]

42. I ficure they are asking for a tip for themselves in order to

make sure that as much as possible goes to candidates. It doesn't bother me. In a way I like that they are up front about it. Contracts with credit card companies aren't free, and I suppose they have staff.

[MiniMe]

45. I would feel OK if they actually said, Help us cover the costs of your donation

Instead of saying give us a tip. Sorry, aside from other reasons that I see reading the rest of the thread, that really turned me off

[Celerity]

16. it's a great advert, but (I posted a dupe OP) I found out from a DU'er he's a forced birther & anti-

LGBTQ (found that on my own) as well.


Group targets Graham on abortion vote

https://www.robesonian.com/news/124003/group-targets-graham-on-abortion-vote

LUMBERTON — Rep. Charles Graham’s vote in favor of overriding the governor’s veto of the “born alive” bill has made him the target of a re-election challenge by a Raleigh-based progressive women’s organization.

Graham, of Lumberton, and Rep. Garland Pierce, of Scotland County, were the only two Democrats to side with House Republicans in a failed attempt Wednesday to override Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper’s veto. The final vote was 67-53, but 72 yes votes were needed to defeat the veto. The Senate voted to override in April.

The votes cast by Graham and Pierce quickly caught the eye and the anger of Lillian’s List. According to the group’s website, “Lillian’s List recruits, trains and supports progressive women, who are champions of reproductive freedom and equity for women, to run for public office in North Carolina.”

During the 2016 legislative session, Graham was one of 11 Democrats to vote in favor of HB2, the controversial "Bathroom Bill."

The Public Facilities Privacy & Security Act, commonly known as House Bill 2 or HB2, was a North Carolina statute passed in March 2016 and signed into law by Governor Pat McCrory. The bill amended state law to preempt any anti-discrimination ordinances passed by local communities and, controversially, compelled schools and public facilities containing single-gender washrooms to only allow people of the corresponding sex as listed on their birth certificate to use them; it also gave the state exclusive rights to determine the minimum wage.

Eleven Dems Voted for House Bill 2. We Called to Ask Why.

https://indyweek.com/news/eleven-dems-voted-house-bill-2.-called-ask-why./

[tblue37]

23. Damn!

[littlemissmartypants]

28. Thanks for pointing this out. Could you please share link to OP?

I'd really appreciate it. Everyone is giving him accolades and he may have evolved but we need to share his record.
❤

[Celerity]

29. My OP was a duplicate of this OP, I posted the advert, and then the first reply told me about Graham

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being a forced birther. I went and did a cursory bit of digging, and found that he is also anti LGBTQ.

[littlemissmartypants]

43. Sorry to bother you.

[Celerity]

44. no bother at all

[underpants]

2. That's outstanding

I’d never heard of Hayes Pond.

https://votecharlesgraham.com/

[soldierant]

38. I had not either, but Beau had.

He was asked to fact check it. He indicated the only thing in dispute was whether the light bulb was shot out on purpose or by accident. Of course that's not provable.

What he took from it was that the fact it makes a powerful ad in 2021, when it happened in 1957 or 58, says a lot about out nation ... none of it good.

[niyad]

49. Thank you for posting this.

[soldierant]

50. YVW.

[Skittles]

3. they answered a neighbor's call

love that

[niyad]

4. That is indeed one hell of an ad. I am not on social media, but I will tell my

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friends who are, so that they can spread it.

[MiniMe]

40. Read through this thread before you do that

I had chipped in a bit, but turns out he is a forced birther and anti LBGTQ. He does make a good ad, but...

[niyad]

48. Thank you. I just did, and it is most disturbing.

[tulipsandroses]

5. Thanks for posting. I loved that it was a direct push back

against the anti history so called anti CRT folks. Brilliant! Now off to look up Battle of Hayes Pond.

[Deuxcents]

6. Powerful ad

Straight up with no fluff. I’ll look this up, too

[Shellback Squid]

7. Great ad!, Great true story!

[keithbvadu2]

8. 1+

[Nevilledog]

9. He's getting lots of exposure...

Link to tweet

Tweet text:
Charles Graham
@CharlesGrahamNC
200K views in one hour. I launched this with 71 followers. The outpouring of support for our campaign each minute has touched my heart. Please take a moment to follow this twitter account. Are you ready to make history?

Yes Yes Yes
👇 👇 👇
6:49 PM · Oct 4, 2021

He now has almost 18k followers

[Captain Zero]

35. He might be a little better than a repuke, but now I won't be donating.

sorry. not sorry.
Maybe he is just running to raise some cash for himself?

[Picaro]

10. Wow

One of the best ads I’ve ever seen.

[mountain grammy]

11. Fantastic!

He'll get donations from me.

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

12. Oh, my. What an amazing ad.

I'm almost sorry I don't live in his district.

[dixiechiken1]

13. Wow. Very powerful.

[peggysue2]

14. x1000!

Excellent. Inspiring and a poignant piece of storytelling with a clear message:

We can do this!

[Cheezoholic]

17. Not as progressive as I'd like

From his voting record but times of war is no time to split hairs. Whomever is in charge of his ad campaign needs to get a good look from the party.

[Auggie]

30. No worries, Cheezoholic. He won't be splitting hairs for you.

[malaise]

18. Great ad

Rec

[alphafemale]

19. Very good nt

[Mike Niendorff]

20. WOW.

Amazing.


MDN

[WhiskeyGrinder]

21. Dude voted for anti-trans "bathroom bans." He sure says a lot of nice things about community tho!

[tblue37]

22. This sucks. He sounded so good.

[Bobstandard]

34. I do my research. I vote my conscience. I don't play politics?

You know who else doesn’t play politics? Krysten Sinema. So I’m not comforted by that phrase.

Playing politics is working within the system to get done what’s best for your constituents. It’s not a pretty sport. But it is a team sport, all for one and one for all. If “I do my research” means I find out what my constituents want and need and work to make that happen, fine. If it means I could decide that the science on Covid isn’t settled, then count me out.

I love his ad. I love that he’s a six term Democrat. But when push comes to shove, I want him to be on our political side, not his own.

[tblue37]

46. I agree.

[summer_in_TX]

32. He issued a statement and apology

https://votecharlesgraham.com/statement-on-living-up-to-our-principles/

His apology is excellent and, I believe, sincere. Thank

[WhiskeyGrinder]

33. What has done to undo the harm?

His stance on abortion isn't great, either.

[Captain Zero]

37. He said he joined the recall on the LGBTQ bill and it WAS recalled

that's good.

Where is he today on a woman's right to consult with a doctor and make her own decisions on all matters of healthcare?

[MiniMe]

41. Sorry, 5 years later is too late

He sounded good, and he does a heck of an ad. But I don't trust him enough to support him

[KT2000]

25. Educational and inspiring!

[Joinfortmill]

26. Awesome.

[ancianita]

27. DAMN.

[jaxexpat]

31. The string tie is proof this guy's a freak.

Didn't any of you guys ever go to junior high?