Americans for Prosperity, a conservative advocacy group, is trolling for good state legislative candidates.
The group sent a robocall to targeted North Carolina homes Monday looking for people who would "promote the principles of limited government and free markets" and sign a no-tax pledge. "Have you ever considered running for office. The filing period for running for the state legislature begins today," the call starts. (See audio below.)
Are conservatives having trouble finding candidates? No, says Dallas Woodhouse, the group's executive director. "We have done this before and have been successful is getting people to file for office and sign the no-tax-increase pledge," he said. "Last year we had many candidates signed the pledge and some were recruited this way."
The calls went to members of all political parties and unaffiliated voters who fit a profile that AFP believes would support their principles. "We consider this a public service," Woodhouse said.
Those interested are referred to a website, icanhelpnc.com, which takes them to the AFP site with the headline: "Don't think your voice is being heard in Raleigh?"
The website doesn't mention that Republicans run the legislature in Raleigh now.
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There is no prosperity for
February 14, 2012 - 7:37pm — rjohnsThere is no prosperity for anyone who endorses the conservative thinking of inequality, discrimination, and poorly educational systems. There is not prosperity in a minumim wage that does not even provide enough income from the multitude of part time jobs many North Carolinians hold to keep their cars, if they have one, filled with fuel to get to their job.There is not any prosperity in this. The conservative dimension of prosperity seems to hold only for a limited number of folks, the conservative party message of some candidates serve the cross rather than the state and all its constitutants holds little prosperity. From some of the verbage that comes form those controlling the state legislature one would have to ask if their is a prerequisite for making disturbing, threatening, and hateful remarks.
Politicans forget their charge is not to represent a party but to represent the people they represent, in this case, the all the people of North Carolina.
Perhaps, at the very least, a search may produce qualified candidates that would end the careers of career politicians in North Carolina and the never ending sea of white hair that dominates the legislature will go home and tend their own gardens.