Two Haymaker Post About One Senate Race | Eastern North Carolina Now

    Publisher's note: Brant Clifton keeps a keen eye on the Republican side of the election for U.S. Senate in his "bare knuckles" Conservative online publication known as The Daily Haymaker.

NCSEN: Baptist Church, Harris campaign intersect. (NO Robin Hayes money?)

    We took a look at Thom Tillis’s money in a previous post (at the bottom of this page). Now, let’s look at the financial doings of Charlotte pastor-turned-candidate Mark Harris.
Mark Harris funding: Above.    Click to expand image.
    Two things that jump out at me: (1) multiple intersections of the campaign and Baptist organizations, and (2) the lack of ANY financial investment from anyone named HAYES. Former congressman, legislator, and state party chairman Robin Hayes has been a big booster of Harris. Hayes is a multi-millionaire, as well as a member of one of the state's wealthiest families. He is also the Harris campaign's chairman. Yet, according to FEC documents  -  through September 30 of this year  -  Robin Hayes had not donated ONE DIME to the Mark Harris campaign. Harris, himself, has publicly stated that he connected with Hayes officially during the period covered by this FEC report.

    It's also interesting to see how many times Baptist organizations pop up in the Harris financial report. THAT has got to be creating some discomfort among parishioners. Believe it or not, there is a good chance that some Democrats are sitting in the sanctuary with you on Sunday morning. Even folks supporting other Republicans.

    In July and September, the Harris campaign paid First Baptist Church  -  Harris' church  -  for printing and catering. In August and September, the campaign paid "rent" to The Metrolina Baptist Association.

NCSEN: DC GOP establishment going $$$ ALL IN $$$ for Theam Tilli$

    chpsHouse Speaker  -  and US Senate candidate  -  Thom Tillis and his team are bending over backwards to avoid the "establishment" label, but a cursory examination of Tillis campaign records suggest that the GOP establishment is betting it all on the Cornelius Republican.

    Establishment bogey-man Karl Rove recently completed a fundraising triple-play for Tillis.

    The more interesting information on the report was the cash from DC GOP players: $10,000 from The Freedom Project, a leadership PAC controlled by US House Speaker John Boehner; $5000 from The Bluegrass Committee, a leadership PAC controlled by US Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY); $5000 from The Rock City PAC, a leadership PAC controlled by US Senator Bob Corker (R-TN); $1000 from The 21st Century Majority Fund, a leadership PAC controlled by US Senator Johnny Isakson (R-GA); The Common Values PAC, a leadership PAC controlled by US Senator John Barrasso (R-WY). We've posted previously on leadership PACs.

    The Tillis for Senate campaign report indicates donations from the campaign committees of Jones Street players like Tim Moffitt, Leo Daughtry, Jimmy Dixon, Austin Allran, Jeff Tarte, Tim Moore, Pat Hurley and Pat McElraft. (Hickory City Councilman Brad Lail's campaign committee also tossed in a contribution.)

    There were also some refunds of note. Leo Daughtry's campaign committee got $2000. Scott Shook of Greenville was refunded a $500 contribution in June. In August, Shook's appointment to the state board of community colleges was announced. The report also shows a refund in August of a $7800 contribution from Anthony J. Cupisz of Birmingham MI.