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Cumberland County Republican Party 

P.O. Box 87062
Fayetteville, NC 28304
910-484-7957 
www.cumberlandgop.com

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
February 8, 2010

CONTACT: Suzanne Rucker
910-484-7957

Huddleston, Breazeale, Ellmers and Palin win straw poll

The winners in the straw poll held Saturday at the Cumberland County GOP Ronald Reagan Republican Roundup were 8th congressional district candidate Lou Huddleston, 7th district candidate Will Breazeale, 2nd congressional district candidate Renee Ellmers and Governor and former Vice Presidential candidate Sarah Palin. Huddleston, Breazeale and Ellmers won their district vote and Palin was the choice of attendees for the 2012 presidential race.

Other congressional candidates attending the event which drew over 300 people and included speeches by former Charlotte Mayor Pat McCrory and Senator Richard Burr, were newly announced 2nd district congressional candidate Todd Gailas; newly announced 7th congressional district candidates Tim Wilkes and Ilario Pantano; and 8th congressional district candidates Tim D’Annunzio, Harold Johnson and Hal Jordan.

Local and General Assembly GOP candidates also were in attendance, to include N.C. Senate 22 candidate Wesley Meredith, N.C. Senate 21 candidate Wade Fowler, N.C. State House 44 candidates Brian Kent and Johnny Dawkins, N.C. House 22 candidate John Szoka and N.C. House candidate Jackie Warner. County commissioner candidates Diane Wheatley and Linda Devore also attended.

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Cumberland County Republican Party 

P.O. Box 87062
Fayetteville, NC 28304
910-484-7957 
www.cumberlandgop.com

Date: October 26, 2009
For immediate Release

Contact: Suzanne Rucker
910-484-7957

Obama Administration Fails First National Health Care Challenge

The Obama administration’s handling of the swine flu pandemic yields an interesting insight into why the federal government’s takeover of health care should be rejected.

Government officials told the American people that 120 million H1N1 doses would to be available by now. This estimate was recently downgraded to 40 million. Last week, the estimate was down to 30 million doses by the end of this month. Now, we’re told maybe 50 million doses will be available by mid-November with another 150 million in December. About 11 to 15 million doses — depending on one’s sources — have already been distributed. Meanwhile, people are dying; schools across the country — including one Fayetteville school — are temporarily closed; and businesses and agencies are sending employees with flu-like symptoms home. And, supplies of the seasonal flu vaccine are also scarce.

Last week, President Obama belatedly declared this pandemic a national emergency, waiting until 1,000 people — almost 100 of them children — have died from the swine flu. When available, the vaccine will be given first to those in need, meaning some of us are at greater risk than others for serious complications from this highly contagious illness. Rationing is something most of us will understand and accept so that the most vulnerable are treated first. What’s unacceptable is the Obama administration’s inability to assure prompt production of the H1N1 and seasonal flu vaccine.

The Obama administration’s first attempt at managing national health care is a dismal failure. Why should we entrust the federal government with managing our health care given its inability to manage both the seasonal and swine flu vaccine programs?