{"id":62287,"date":"2026-01-03T10:36:53","date_gmt":"2026-01-03T15:36:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rightwinggranny.com\/?p=62287"},"modified":"2026-01-03T10:36:53","modified_gmt":"2026-01-03T15:36:53","slug":"the-fight-for-conservatism-in-north-carolina","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rightwinggranny.com\/?p=62287","title":{"rendered":"The Fight For Conservatism In North Carolina"},"content":{"rendered":"

On Monday, WUNC<\/a> posted an article about a primary race for North Carolina House District 79. This is an example of North Carolina’s deep state objecting to someone who actually represents the voters.<\/p>\n

The article reports:<\/p>\n

The leader of the North Carolina House Freedom Caucus is facing a primary challenger backed by one of his fellow lawmakers.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Freedom Caucus Chairman Keith Kidwell is seeking a fifth term representing four coastal counties in the state House (Beaufort, Dare, Hyde and Pamlico). He’s now facing a Republican primary challenger, Beaufort County farmer Darren Armstrong.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Kidwell says Armstrong was recruited by Republican Rep. Jimmy Dixon of nearby Duplin County, who chairs the House agriculture committee. He shared a text in which Dixon told him about the plan. “I have identified and I am going to support Darren Armstrong to file and run in the Republican primary for N.C. House District 79,” Dixon wrote in the text message.<\/strong><\/p>\n

While the text doesn’t explain Dixon’s reasoning for backing Kidwell’s opponent, Kidwell says the dispute stems from his opposition to a proposal in the farm bill that would have protected chemical pesticide companies<\/a> from lawsuits. Supporters of that measure argued the companies need protection from frivolous lawsuits, but critics like Kidwell said it would put a high burden on farmers and others who are harmed by pesticides.<\/strong><\/p>\n

“They would have been protected retroactively and in perpetuity from you suing them, and I did not feel that that’s something that should have happened,” Kidwell told WUNC. “So Jimmy got mad at me for that, and went and dug up a primary opponent for me.”<\/strong><\/p>\n

These are not all frivolous lawsuits. Keith Kidwell has been a voice for voters the entire time he has been in the North Carolina House. He was one of the voices that stopped ShrimpGate, a law that would have ended the shrimp fishing industry in North Carolina.<\/p>\n

I have lived in North Carolina since 2013. The Republicans took over the state legislature in 2010. It has taken them a while to become as corrupt as the Democrats were, but I believe they are rapidly getting there. The voters can vote out the North Carolina swamp, but they need to be aware of who the swamp is. This upcoming election needs a very well informed electorate in North Carolina.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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