A ‘Republican’ House candidate revealed her true political leanings during a podcast appearance.
The episode of The Hometown Holler is titled: Why a Progressive Is Running as a Republican in North Carolina, and features candidate Kate Barr, who is running for the state’s 14th Congressional district. She makes no attempt to hide her political affiliations and rejects the idea that she is “trying to trick people” by running under the GOP label.
Watch the full episode:Â (Relevant portion begins at 17:30)
“If you go on the campaign website, above the fold as they call it, is like, ‘I’m not a real Republican.’ Like, I am telling people the truth. I knock on a door and say, ‘I am running in the Republican primary, but I am not a Republican, I am a progressive. I can’t claim a Democrat anymore,” she said.
“You’re not trying to pull a fast one,” one of the hosts offered.
“Not trying to pull a fast one. Like, I am being dead honest with people about what I would do if I win,” she added.
Indeed, on her website she makes it clear why she has opted to run under the Republican label:
I’m not a Republican. But I am running in the Republican primary.
Why run as a Republican?
Because I’m an American and I care about my community. And running as a Republican is the only way to kick these corrupt cowards out of office.
Your leaders *should* represent you. You *should* be able to vote them out when they do a bad job. (Like they’re doing right now.)
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In explaining why she chose not to run as a Democrat, the site accuses gerrymandering and the “rigging” of electoral maps, and claims that running as a Republican is the only way the people of North Carolina will get a voice.
“I’m running in the primary with an R next to my name because that’s how you get an actual choice on March 3rd. And you, like every voter, deserve to have your voice heard and your vote counted. That’s what democracy is all about. Let’s kick these corrupt chickens out.”
Ultimately, her goal is to unseat Rep. Tim Moore, whom she calls “one of the most corrupt politicians we’ve ever seen.”
“He works to grow his bank account, not to grow yours. You deserve better,” the website reads. “But also – most of the policies passed by Congress are about a politician avoiding a primary challenger. And those challengers tend to come from the extreme of a party. That means we get more extreme policies.”
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Sierra Marlee is a millennial whose hunger for the truth in a world of fake news has led her to write. Marlee also contributes to BizPac Review.
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