I just now found out that there's an election in the 98th House District! This is a district that was drawn to place a large number of Republicans in one place so that the Democrats can retain power in the legislature. This means there's more than the average number of people in the district, and it reliably votes Republican. There is no Democrat filed in this district, so the winner on May 2nd wins the seat.

The seat is currently occupied by John Rhodes. That's the same John Rhodes who was attending the North Carolina Conservative Leadership Conference last weekend. The challenger is Thom Tillis. I found out about this race from an article where the candidates were disagreeing on whether or not the government should tell people what to eat.

Apparently Mr. Tillis thinks that the government SHOULD tell people what to eat, because It's For The Children (TM). Mr. Rhodes, however, was the ONLY legislator to vote against setting "child nutrition standards." I say, "Good job, Mr. Rhodes!" Ok, 1 point for Rhodes, 0 for Tillis.

Looking around, I see Mr. Tillis complains that Mr. Rhodes is "out of touch" with the Republican leadership in the House. Well, the "Republican Leadership" is the people who are voting with the Democrats. They're incredibly wrong, and their attitude is "go along to get along." In other words, no conservative principles, just vote with Democrats to avoid arguments. If you agree with them, you're not only advocating bad government, but you're dishonest and have no principles. Another point for Rhodes.

Checking Mr. Tillis' web site, he says it was a hard decision to run against another Republican. However, he's better fit for the job because he's got the endorsements of 10 of 15 public officials Cornelius and Huntersville. I'm not sure why he thinks that's a good thing. House Representatives should be more interested in the views of the PEOPLE that elect them than other governments. Yet another point for Rhodes.

I also see that Sue Myrick, Congresswoman from the 9th district endorsed Rhodes. Despite the previous statement about government official support, this one is a good thing because I know Ms. Myrick personally, and she works hard for conservative ideas and supporting PEOPLE over government. Another point for Rhodes.

I also have personally followed John Rhodes' time in the House. He's not afraid to tell things like they are. I don't always agree with every decision he makes (I still think that whole speed camera thing is just wrong, John), but he's almost always on the conservative side, no matter what the consequences are. He also gave us the honor of visiting with the Iredell County Republican club a few months back. Another point for Rhodes.

So, what was the score? Oh, right: Rhodes 5, Tillis 0. Sorry, Mr. Tillis, I've never met you, but based on what I've seen and read, the endorsement of the Ogre has to go with John Rhodes.

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