Brunswick County Republican Women

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NFRW Political Briefing for the Week of May 7, 2012

Weekly Talk­ing Points
 


While Amer­i­cans Strug­gle With High Energy Costs, Obama’s Poli­cies Will Make It Harder For Fam­i­lies To Make Ends Meet
  • When Obama took office, the price for a gal­lon of reg­u­lar gaso­line was $1.847.
  • On May 7, 2012, the price for a gal­lon of reg­u­lar gaso­line was $3.790.
  • An NBC News/Wall Street Jour­nal Poll shows 63% of Amer­i­cans say higher gas prices have had a “great deal” or “quite a bit of impact” on them and their families.
  • Amer­i­cans’ views on Obama’s han­dling of gas prices “are among the worst rat­ings on any issue dur­ing his pres­i­dency.”  Read More

BCRW Members Win Primary Elections!

BCRW con­grat­u­lates our pri­mary elec­tions win­ners.
Pauline Han­k­ins, Dis­trict Court Judge, Dis­trict 13
Pat Sykes, Board of Com­mis­sion­ers, Dis­trict 3
Frank Williams, Board of Com­mis­sion­ers, Dis­trict 5

Pauline & Pat are BCRW mem­bers, Frank is an asso­ciate mem­ber.
We wish them every suc­cess in November.

RNC Launches the Social Victory Center

WASHINGTON — The Repub­li­can National Com­mit­tee (RNC) launched the GOP Social Vic­tory Cen­ter (SVC), a cut­ting edge online appli­ca­tion that har­nesses the power of Face­book to equip vot­ers with the tools to be directly involved in the polit­i­cal process. Sim­ply by sign­ing in through their Face­book accounts, users can find ways to vol­un­teer in their local areas, make calls into bat­tle­ground states, access exclu­sive news and mul­ti­me­dia from the RNC, find and cre­ate local polit­i­cal events, and engage with activists across the coun­try. The SVC can be accessed at https://apps.facebook.com/social-victory

“With the Social Vic­tory Cen­ter, we are rev­o­lu­tion­iz­ing the way activists and vol­un­teers par­tic­i­pate in Repub­li­can cam­paigns,” said RNC Chair­man Reince Priebus. “We’re break­ing down geo­graphic bor­ders and con­nect­ing users to a nation­wide grass­roots net­work and a wealth of polit­i­cal resources.

“Dig­i­tal tech­nol­ogy is more impor­tant than ever in this elec­tion, which is why I am proud of what Repub­li­cans can offer vot­ers with the Social Vic­tory Cen­ter. With the SVC and our exten­sive on-the-ground efforts in bat­tle­ground states, Repub­li­cans are fully equipped to fire Barack Obama and take back the White House,” he said.

“The SVC, which lever­ages the tech­nol­ogy of Face­book and Eventbrite, will give Repub­li­cans a dis­tinct advan­tage in this cam­paign,” said RNC Polit­i­cal Direc­tor Rick Wiley. “The Social Vic­tory Cen­ter opens the door to new vol­un­teer oppor­tu­ni­ties and dis­cus­sions to grass­roots sup­port­ers who would oth­er­wise not have the oppor­tu­nity to par­tic­i­pate. We are con­fi­dent it will prove an impor­tant asset in voter con­tacts and Get Out the Vote efforts.”

“This is the new fron­tier in dig­i­tal polit­i­cal activism and will open new doors to polit­i­cal engage­ment,” said RNC Dig­i­tal Strat­egy Direc­tor Tyler Brown. “It offers us the oppor­tu­nity to bet­ter com­mu­ni­cate with and lis­ten to our grass­roots sup­port­ers on a daily basis–especially young vot­ers, who com­pose a larger share of Facebook’s 161 mil­lion active Amer­i­can users.”

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Important Notice!!! Pat McCrory Event for Sat., May 5th Has Been Cancelled

IMPORTANT NOTICE!!! THE PAT MCCRORY EVENT FOR SATURDAY MAY 5 AT INLET VIEW HAS BEEN CANCELED DUE TO THE DEATH OF A DEAR FRIEND OF PAT MCCRORY. HIS FRIEND’S FUNERAL SERVICES ARE IN CONFLICT WITH THIS EVENT, SO WE WILL RESCHEDULE AT A LATER DATE. THERE IS A FRIDAY FUNDRAISER FOR MCCRORY IN SOUTHPORT. IF ANYONE WHO HAD PLANNED ON THE SATURDAY EVENT WOULD LIKE TO COME TO THE SOUTHPORT EVENT, PLEASE CONTACT TOMMY HARRELSON.  thomasharrelson@aol.com

Alert! Event Cancelled … Pat McCrory Fundraiser, May 5, 2012 … Cancelled

Atten­tion!  This event has been can­celled due to the death of a dear friend of Pat McCrory.  The event will be resched­uled at a later date.

Sen­a­tor Bill Rabon and For­mer Trans­porta­tion Sec­re­tary Tommy Har­rel­son cor­dially invite you to a fundraiser and oppor­tu­nity to meet Pat McCrory, Repub­li­can Can­di­date for Gov­er­nor.  Sat­ur­day, May 5, 2012, 5:00 — 7:00 pm.  Inlet View Bar and Grill, 1800 Vil­lage Point Road, Shal­lotte, NC.  $100/Person Min­i­mum.  Hors d’oeuvres &  casual dress.  Paid for by Rabon for Sen­ate.  Invi­ta­tion

BCRW does not endorse can­di­dates in the Repub­li­can Pri­mary. The event posted here is for infor­ma­tion pur­poses. All Repub­li­can Can­di­dates for any race are encour­aged to send in their events for publication.

BCGOP Golf Classic, Saturday, June 9, 2012

Brunswick County GOP invites you to join them for a day of golf, food, and fun.  The event will ben­e­fit BCGOP, pro­mote a stronger orga­ni­za­tion, & assist them in attain­ing their goals.  This is their Pres­i­den­tial Elec­tion Year BCGOP Golf Clas­sic.  Your sup­port will be greatly appre­ci­ated.  Lakes Coun­try Club, South Shore Drive, Boil­ing Spring Lakes, NC.  For more infor­ma­tion call Greg at 910–579-9015 or Sal at 910–632-8018.  Paid for by BCGOP Exec­u­tive Com­mit­tee.  Read More