[RightOnGOP]

Okay, please don't drink the Vernon kool-aid. If you believe everything that he says, beware.

The one thing worse than a knee-jerk liberal is a knee-jerk conservative.

Vernon's figured out how to push all the "right" buttons, and he truly believes some of the things that he says, but have you ever met him?

[BobFromNC]

RightOnGOP:

I know Vernon personally, and I can tell you for sure that he is exactly how he seems in these letters. He cares about these issues and wants to change them.

[GraniteStateConservative]

What are you suggesting? That he isn't a conservative despite running as one? He wants a career in NC politics. He knows that he'll have to keep his base to do so. Whether he believes what he says doesn't matter as much as voting what he says. He'll vote the way his base tells him to because he knows that's the path to a major political career. All good politicians are whores-- which is as it should be. They'll vote the way we want so we'll vote for them. It keeps them honest.

Vernon is sincere and he is working his ass off for this race. He would have a huge lead in fundraising if Helvey hadn't given himself nearly $300K. In fact, the #3 guy gave himself $200K, too. Strip out this attempt to buy this seat by these two guys, and Vernon is beating his main competition 3:1 and 3:2 (including State Sen. Foxx).

[TaxRelief]

I have met Vernon. He reminds me a little bit of a bull in a china shop. He is completely focussed on conservatism and isn't always tactful with his fellow aldermen or the "homosexual lobby".

I have also checked his voting record in Winston-Salem for the past 6 years.

He votes conservative, less taxes, conservative, pro-property rights, conservative, etc.

He never caves into a special interest group.

The bottom line is this: "Playing nice" is less important than being a man of principles who votes the right way every time.

Do any of the other candidates have a voting record and campaign finance record like his? Not a chance.