Congressman Andy Harris Discusses Unique Solution To Election Problems in North Carolina
Ivan Raiklin Addresses Attendees at the Lincoln Reagan Dinner
Republican parties across the State host Lincoln Reagan Dinners every year to help fundraise for campaigns. Usually they are attended by local, state and national political figures and a guest speaker is often invited as part of the attraction to the event. Donors pay different amounts to participate. Over 100 were in attendance in the Tabot County Republican Lincoln Reagan Dinner October 24th.
Rarely do these dinners provide the excitement that the Talbot County Republican Party event supplied on Thursday. The guest speaker was Ivan Raiklin, former Green Beret and Lawyer, known as the “State Marauder” on “X” where he has over 200,000 followers. Raiklin speaks on a variety of constitutional topics but is best known for his support of President Trump and concern about the deep state’s role in elections. Raiklin has been on Tucker Carlson’s blog and Alex Jones’ Info Wars.
During his speech, Raiklin said, “Everybody who is in attendance here has courage.” He outlined plans to deal with whatever election results come in November, including how County Sheriffs and Attorney Generals could be involved if there are issues. He also spoke about how social media giants like Facebook, Instagram, YouTube and Google, colluded with the Biden Administration to shut down alternative viewpoints on a variety of topics, including the elections.
Early in Raiklin’s presentation, a protester, Ferdinand Joseph Ricci, broke into the room, physically assaulted the speaker, and began yelling alledging that Raiklin was being “paid by Elon Musk.” Immediately, Talbot County Sheriff Joe Gamble stepped between Ricci and Raiklin and had the man arrested and charged with assault. Ricci was transferred to the Talbot County Central Booking facility for processing and an initial appearance before a District Court Commissioner. Ricci was held pending further action by the court.
Raiklin’s presentation, and the evening, continued.
Congressman Andy Harris, newly elected Chairman of the House Freedom Caucus, in response to a suggestion by Raiklin, stated that the North Carolina Legislature, in light of the recent devastation from Hurricane Helene, should consider allocating the state’s electors to Trump. Harris said that because of the difficulties in the counties in the western part of the state that are expected to vote overwhelmingly for Trump, assigning the state’s 16 electors “makes a lot of sense.” He also said, ” As I’ve repeatedly said, every legal vote should be counted. I would hope that everyone could agree that legal American voters whose lives were devastated by the recent storms should not be disenfranchised in the upcoming voting process.”
His comment was also in response to Congressman Jamie Raskin’s concern that former President Trump had not agreed to ” a smooth transition of power” after the 2024 election.
Harris’s statement sparked controversy.
Representative Patrick McHenry, R-NC disagreed with Harris, saying “It makes no sense whatsoever to prejudge the election outcome.”
Raiklin’s presentation is here:
Jan Greenhawk, Author
Jan Greenhawk is a former teacher and school administrator for over thirty years. She has two grown children and lives with her husband in Maryland. She also spent over twenty-five years coaching/judging gymnastics and coaching women’s softball.
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