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RandySF

(81,205 posts)
Wed May 7, 2025, 10:14 AM May 2025

Republican Concedes North Carolina Supreme Court Race

“The Republican challenger for a North Carolina Supreme Court seat conceded last November’s election to Democratic incumbent Allison Riggs on Wednesday, two days after a federal judge ruled that potentially thousands of disputed ballots challenged by Jefferson Griffin must remain in the final tally,” the AP reports.




https://politicalwire.com/2025/05/07/republican-concedes-north-carolina-supreme-court-race/

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Republican Concedes North Carolina Supreme Court Race (Original Post) RandySF May 2025 OP
Creepy Jeff. Historic NY May 2025 #1
Sit down and shut up, Jeffy BoRaGard May 2025 #2
Thank you, Jefferson Griffin Grins May 2025 #3
JFC this repuke is really slow on the uptake. SheltieLover May 2025 #4
Both things can be, and probably are, true. dchill May 2025 #7
I was expecting him to run, screaming and crying because he wasn't allowed to cheat, to their scrotus SheltieLover May 2025 #9
I didn't see his concession speech. ReRe May 2025 #17
Whew! They are complete dirt bags. Glad it's over. JanMichael May 2025 #5
I Can Say That If You Aren't An NC Native/Citizen... GB_RN May 2025 #20
Not a NC native but here since 2004. JanMichael May 2025 #25
Sad Thing Is... GB_RN May 2025 #31
Wonder how much this little bit of theater cost taxpayers. Midnight Writer May 2025 #6
According to Anderson Alerts (Substack) MaineNative May 2025 #11
Looks like the looser would have to pay for all the expenses. Or should. IMHO eom ReRe May 2025 #18
Do the conservatives still control the court? everyonematters May 2025 #8
Yep RandySF May 2025 #10
Oh.. greedy Pig Shits. Cha May 2025 #29
Yep. moose65 May 2025 #14
Amazing... karin_sj May 2025 #16
That pretty much sums it all up. calimary May 2025 #24
Finally wanderer54 May 2025 #12
SO proud of Riggs. She never gave up. joanbarnes May 2025 #13
Well past time Mr. Jinx May 2025 #15
The NC GOp azureblue May 2025 #19
A happy and surprising turn of events. The SOB knew he hadn't won, but this time... mucholderthandirt May 2025 #21
We won. LetMyPeopleVote May 2025 #22
Statement from Judge Riggs LetMyPeopleVote May 2025 #23
Southern men whose "daddies" named them "Jefferson" continue fighting for the "cause". FadedMullet May 2025 #26
They conceded but not before pulling off yet ANOTHER power grab B.See May 2025 #27
Stein appealed the decision to the state Supreme Court and Boliek, within hours of the law taking effect, appointed Celerity May 2025 #30
Finally over. Looks like my vote will count after all. GoodRaisin May 2025 #28

BoRaGard

(7,591 posts)
2. Sit down and shut up, Jeffy
Wed May 7, 2025, 10:21 AM
May 2025

We've heard enough BS out of your and your anti-American Republicon cronies.

Go away.

Grins

(9,246 posts)
3. Thank you, Jefferson Griffin
Wed May 7, 2025, 10:22 AM
May 2025

You delayed as long as you could. Holding up the business of the state supreme court as long as you could; in fact, as well as any Republican could. Your unceasing efforts to pack the court into a rubber stamp for the GOP and continue the NC GOP’s gerrymandering of voters: (French kiss!)

(Yes; sarcasm.)

SheltieLover

(76,906 posts)
4. JFC this repuke is really slow on the uptake.
Wed May 7, 2025, 10:22 AM
May 2025


The sense of entitlement is truly astonishing. He just couldn't believe he lost...

On edit: Correction: He couldn't believe he was not allowed to steal this election.

SheltieLover

(76,906 posts)
9. I was expecting him to run, screaming and crying because he wasn't allowed to cheat, to their scrotus
Wed May 7, 2025, 10:49 AM
May 2025

Maybe he already tried or maybe it's a state thing, but glad it's over and that the actual winner will be doing the job!

Gawd, repukes are truly revolting.

ReRe

(12,179 posts)
17. I didn't see his concession speech.
Wed May 7, 2025, 12:44 PM
May 2025

Did he weep? I swear, I remember a politician (a Republican for sure, not a judge), maybe from Oklahoma, who actually cried during his concession speech. Of course that was way back when Republicans weren't anything like they are now. He was a likable guy, even though I was a Democrat. But I was turned off by him when he actually wept because he lost.

GB_RN

(3,510 posts)
20. I Can Say That If You Aren't An NC Native/Citizen...
Wed May 7, 2025, 01:03 PM
May 2025

Then whatever relief you might feel over this, trust me, we are exponentially happier that this assclown has to drag his hood robes back to district court. 😁😂

JanMichael

(25,725 posts)
25. Not a NC native but here since 2004.
Wed May 7, 2025, 09:37 PM
May 2025

This state is a hardcore mix of really great people and really shitty people. It is more polarized than most places I've lived.

GB_RN

(3,510 posts)
31. Sad Thing Is...
Thu May 8, 2025, 10:29 AM
May 2025

It hasn’t always been this way. Started to some extent in ‘94, when the state legislature changed hands, along with Congress, as a result of Gingrich’s Contract on America. The Dems took it back a couple years later, but then, as you know, came the Klanbaggers in ‘10, and it’s been a steep downhill slide ever since.

MaineNative

(74 posts)
11. According to Anderson Alerts (Substack)
Wed May 7, 2025, 11:25 AM
May 2025

"Campaign finance data shows Riggs’ campaign and legal fund have spent more than $928,000 on legal services since Griffin contested his apparent 734-vote defeat. Democrats’ legal bills include over $281,000 from Riggs’ campaign account in December and nearly $647,000 from her legal fund between January and March."

What I can't find is how much it costs the NC taxpayers.

karin_sj

(1,326 posts)
16. Amazing...
Wed May 7, 2025, 12:39 PM
May 2025

… that they fought so hard, so long, and spent so much money defending that seat when they had a good-sized majority anyway. They just want total control over everything. Glad she finally won.

calimary

(89,057 posts)
24. That pretty much sums it all up.
Wed May 7, 2025, 02:35 PM
May 2025

I guess when Repubs were kids, supposed to be learning about sharing, they skipped school that day.

azureblue

(2,669 posts)
19. The NC GOp
Wed May 7, 2025, 12:59 PM
May 2025

tried every cheat in the book to get the seat, even to the point of lying. Like that's anything new. They have no business governing. When they prove they can be honest, obey the law, have integrity, then maybe they can be considered a bonafide political party, not a crime gang.

mucholderthandirt

(1,753 posts)
21. A happy and surprising turn of events. The SOB knew he hadn't won, but this time...
Wed May 7, 2025, 01:05 PM
May 2025

Their cheating wasn't behind closed doors. Everyone in the country saw what they were trying to do.

B.See

(7,808 posts)
27. They conceded but not before pulling off yet ANOTHER power grab
Wed May 7, 2025, 11:03 PM
May 2025

Last edited Thu May 8, 2025, 04:02 PM - Edit history (1)

On Day Griffin Concedes, Another Republican Power Grab In North Carolina Becomes Official - Talking Points Memo via MSN

Jefferson Griffin (R) surrendered in his six-month-long battle to steal a North Carolina Supreme Court election from Allison Riggs (D) on Wednesday, the same day that North Carolina Republicans’ other ratfuckery — trying to strip power from the state’s elected Democrats to seize control of election administration in the state — became official.

As my colleague Khaya Himmelman has been reporting, continuously, for months, the Republican-controlled state legislature passed a piece of legislation in December 2024, just before it lost its supermajority. The legislation was a power grab disguised as a hurricane relief bill.

The bill contained a provision that gave the then-newly elected Republican state auditor Dave Boliek authority over the state’s five-member election board. The responsibility previously was held by the governor’s office. After the 2024 election, when Democrats held onto the governor’s mansion and the attorney general’s office, North Carolina Republicans moved to strip some power from the newly elected Democrats. No other state auditor in the nation holds power over the state election board.

The bill passed the state legislature, the-then Gov. Roy Cooper (D) vetoed it, the North Carolina House voted to override the veto in the waning days of the supermajority and the bill became law. Both Cooper and now-Gov. Josh Stein (D), the then-governor elect who previously served as the state’s attorney general, filed a lawsuit against the GOP-controlled state legislature’s leadership.


I can only post four paragraphs of it. So you'll have to read on to find out how low MAGA can go (and has gone, time and time again) to undermine the will of the vote.

Celerity

(53,705 posts)
30. Stein appealed the decision to the state Supreme Court and Boliek, within hours of the law taking effect, appointed
Thu May 8, 2025, 03:58 AM
May 2025
three Republicans to the North Carolina Elections Board, shifting the majority to Republicans. The new executive director was appointed today.

Griffin also conceded today, a surprising move given the fact that a Republican majority on the state election board could, seemingly, have reversed its position on his various efforts to reverse his defeat. (The board under Democratic control has objected to Griffin’s efforts to throw out tens of thousands of ballots to steal Riggs’ victory.)
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