I am a front page writer at BlueNC.

They are not bogus points since I...you know...quoted the people word-for-word and showed images of their comments.

The following email demonstrates:

1. First bold passage - that Patsy Keever could not have spoken on behalf of the party unless authorized to do so.
2. Second bold passage - that Chairman Voller said Patsy Keever was a team player and that the mailing was a cooperation on behalf of NCDP/Keever to send out mailers the Hagan campaign pushed. In other words....ultimately, at the end of the day, Voller allowed the mailings to go out under the name of the North Carolina Democratic Party and Keever agreed to put her name to the letters.

From: Randolph Voller

Date: Thu, Nov 6, 2014 at 4:29 PM
Subject: RE: Post-Election discussions and Social Pressure Mailers
To: Casey Mann

Cc: Patsy Keever Patsy Keever Zack Hawkins Zack Hawkins Andy Ball Andy Ball Melvin Williams

Dear Mayor Ball and officer team,

While I appreciate your willingness to step up and engage concerned citizens via email, phone and letters, I must remind you that it is not your job to directly respond on behalf of the NC Democratic Party nor do you have the authority to do so.

In addition please review the facts below and the attachments so that you are better informed on the matter.

RE: “SOCIAL PRESSURE” MAILERS

Casey Mann and the staff were against the mailers and did not like their tone.
They were foisted upon the NCDP by the Hagan campaign and their consultants at the last minute the night before the Western Gala.

A lot of pressure was put forth by the Hagan campaign and the consultants to send the letter through our coordinated campaign, which the NCDP did to be team players even though John Wallace, Casey Mann, the staff nor I liked their tone and approach.
I rewrote one of the letters, but after they butchered my version, I declined to authorize it to be mailed under my name.

The Hagan Campaign subsequently pressed and we were backed into a corner. Since the 1VC was communicating with the Hagan campaign she was discussed as a potential signatory of the letter. (Again, I refused to sign it.)

Justin Myers, the deputy director, called the 1VC and she agreed to sign the letter.
Casey Mann sent the letter over to the 1VC via email and she offered some minor grammatical changes and approved it.

Casey Mann advised the 1VC that we had problems with the letter and its tone. The Hagan Campaign was insistent that they really wanted to mail it to boost turnout and elect Sen. Hagan. The 1VC though about it, was a team player, and said essentially: I trust the Hagan Campaign. We cooperated (NCDP and Patsy) as a compromise to send mailers that they pushed. If you and others have a beef, it is with the strategy and execution of the Hagan campaign, who would rather spend money on mailers then fund local operations for GOTV efforts.

From what I understand, the universe of voters who received the mailers were contacted more than once. Again, not our choice.

I have attached a copy of the texts from Casey Mann to 1VC Patsy Keever as well as the emails demonstrating this.

In addition my wife and I were in the care driving to Asheville when this was being discussed and we were with Casey Mann at dinner when it was discussed and we both will attest to the aforementioned facts.

Now that you have been informed of the facts regarding this matter please refrain from making and/or writing statements that are either factually deficient and/or misleading.

Sincerely,

Hon. Randolph S. Voller, Chair
North Carolina Democratic Party
220 Hillsborough Street
Raleigh, North Carolina 27603
Telephone – (919) 821-2777 ext 106

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