Makes sense. That’s messed up. Seems like Pittenger suspected something but didn’t speak up as to not anger the party. He’s still not speaking up. Republicans can be such cucks.
More info on Dowless and the Red Dome group that hired him.
https://www.wsoctv.com/news/local/m...c-district-9-race-has-criminal-past/882190369
Over the next couple of years, Dowless was paid thousands of dollars for get out the vote efforts and, at times, campaign manager for eastern North Carolina candidates Wesley Meredith, Al Leonard, Ken Waddell, and William Brisson.
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Dowless’ past work includes huge differences between his candidate’s absentee by mail total and opponents.
Dowless wasn’t always connected to the Harris campaign.
In the 2016 primary, records show Dowless worked for Todd Johnson, who ran against Harris and Robert Pittenger.
Campaign finance reports show Dowless was paid $6,456 by Johnson’s campaign.
The disbursement description was for “get out the vote.”
In the June 2016 primary, Johnson finished last in the race, trailing the top vote-getter Pittenger by a little more than 1,100 votes. Despite the loss, Johnson dominated in Bladen County, carrying 68 percent of the vote.
A deeper look at the votes reveals Johnson received 98 percent of absentee by mail votes.
Johnson received 221 absentee-by-mail votes.
Pittenger and Harris combined for five.
The 221 absentee-by-mail votes amounted to 51 percent of his total votes received by that method and 21 percent of the total amount of absentee-by-mail votes when each candidate’s totals are added together.
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Dowless does not appear on any campaign finance reports for Harris because he was working for Red Dome, a political consulting firm hired by the Harris campaign.
Records show the Harris campaign paid Red Dome more than $428,000. The disbursements are listed for admin and staff and grassroots.
Andy Yates, founder of Red Dome, did not respond to Channel 9’s calls Sunday evening.
According to the North Carolina Secretary of State’s Office, the Red Dome Group was dissolved in 2017. A certificate of administrative dissolution was issued by Secretary of State Elaine Marshall on Aug. 15, 2017.
The North Carolina Secretary of State’s Office has previously told Channel 9 when a business is dissolved by the secretary of state the business is not in good standing.
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I really hope this leads to analyses of all N.C. elections and past elections in which Dowless has been involved.