12/18/2019

The Honorable Damon Circosta Chairman North Carolina State Board of Elections Third floor, 430 N. Salisbury St. Raleigh, NC 27603

Re: 2020 Republican Presidential Primary Ballot Access Dear Chairman Circosta: Please accept this letter as Congressman Joe Walsh’s request to be placed on the 2020 Republican Presidential Primary Ballot in North Carolina. Pursuant to North Carolina law, the North Carolina State Board of Elections can add presidential candidates who are “generally advocated by the national news media to be potential candidates” for each major political party’s nomination. Enclosed, please find an extensive list of articles and interviews satisfying this requirement. On August 25, 2019, Congressman Joe Walsh announced his candidacy for president on the highest rated Sunday news program – Meet the Press. Congressman Walsh has qualified to be placed on every state ballot where it is up to their respective Secretary of State or similar government agency to determine this requirement. To date, these include , Massachusetts, Michigan, and . The Secretaries of State in the aforementioned all chose to overrule their state Republican Parties by including Congressman Walsh. Furthermore, Congressman Walsh has qualified in New Hampshire, Oklahoma, Idaho, Colorado, Florida, and Texas. Every major polling firm has consistently included Congressman Walsh where he polls in second or third, nationally and state-by-state. If you have any questions or need further information, please contact me at (915) 207-4602 or at [email protected]. Thank you,

Carlos Sierra Political Director

PAID FOR BY WALSH FOR PRESIDENT ENCLOSURE 1:

Joe Walsh announces his 2020 Presidential Campaign ABC News This Week with George Stephanopoulos, August 25, 2019 https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/exclusive-joe-walsh-announces-republican- primary-challenge-president/story?id=65122073

---- Congressman Joe Walsh goes head-to-head with Host over Lying FOX Business Network, September 4, 2019 https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2019/09/03/joe_walsh_vs_fbns_stuar t_varney_president_trump_has_never_lied_he_exaggerates_and_spins.html

---- Congressman Joe Walsh Appears on Real Time with Bill Maher HBO, September 6, 2019 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B7tNpc7-g_4

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Congressman Joe Walsh says Donald Trump is posturing to be its King CNN’s AC360, September 9, 2019 https://www.cnn.com/videos/politics/2019/09/10/joe-walsh-on-2020- republican-primaries-trump-anderson-cooper-ac360-vpx.

---- Trump’s GOP Challengers Say Cancelling GOP Primaries a Mistake The Associated Press, September 13, 2019 http://www.startribune.com/trump-s-gop-challengers-say-canceling- primaries-is-a-mistake/560288802/

---- Congressman Walsh Radio Hit on the Craig Silverman Show in Aurora, Colorado 710 KNUS Radio, Aurora, CO, September 14, 2019 https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-vhfxd- bf7c2b?utm_campaign=u_share_ep&utm_medium=dlink&utm_source=u_sh are

---- Joe Walsh brings his long shot Presidential campaign to Iowa The Cedar Rapids Gazette, September 17, 2019 https://www.thegazette.com/subject/news/government/joe-walsh-brings- republican-presidential-campaign-against-donald-trump-to-iowa-20190917

---- Congressman Joe Walsh and Governors and react to the cancellation of GOP Primaries MSNBC’s Morning Joe, September 23, 219 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gsiKWeceQqI

---- Joe Walsh explains what needs to happen for the GOP to turn on Donald Trump CNN’s , October 4m 2019 https://www.cnn.com/videos/politics/2019/10/04/joe-walsh-trump- republicans-sot-nr-vpx.cnn

---- Joe Walsh and Mark Sanford appear on CNN's State of the Union with , October 6, 2019 (Full) https://www.cnn.com/videos/politics/2019/10/06/sotu-walsh-sanford-full.cnn

Walsh Quote: Trump Is a Traitor, 3:52) https://www.cnn.com/videos/politics/2019/10/06/sanford-walsh-trump- impeachment-inquiry-tapper-intv-sotu-vpx.cnn

---- Congressman Joe Walsh tells WBZ CBS 4's Liam Martin why he wants to challenge President Trump WBZ CBS 4, , MA. October 8, 2019 (5:00) https://boston.cbslocal.com/video/4184624-gop-challenger-joe-walsh-on- why-he-wants-to-take-on-president-trump/

Joe Walsh full sit-down interview with WBZ CBS 4 Boston's Liam Martin, October 8, 2019 (15:00) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQ-896kK0aQ

---- Congressman Joe Walsh joins Jack Heath on New Hampshire Today Radio Show WGIR-AM Manchester, NH, October 9. 2019 https://www.iheart.com/podcast/139-new-hampshire-today-with-j- 27984874/episode/10-9-joe-walsh-candidate-for-potus-50460728/

---- Joe Walsh tells Adam Sexton he supports Trump impeachment inquiry, WMUR ABC 9 in Manchester, NH, October 10, 2019 https://www.wmur.com/article/republican-joe-walsh-campaigns-in-nh-says- he-supports-impeachment-inquiry/29426437

---- Joe Walsh on MSNBC with , October 11. 2019 https://www.msnbc.com/ali-velshi/watch/joe-walsh-trump-is-the-most- disloyal-president-we-ve-ever-had-71094341977

---- ‘This Country will Implode if we give him another four more years’; Joe Walsh defects from Trump in launching presidential bid Quad City Times. October 14, 2019 https://qctimes.com/news/iowa/the-country-will-implode-if-we-give-him- another-years/article_43bd18f9-b967-5986-a7c7-464621c405b4.html

---- GOP presidential candidate Joe Walsh says Trump should be impeached WQAD ABC 8 Quad Cities, IA, October 17, 2019 https://wqad.com/2019/10/17/gop-presidential-candidate-former-illinois- congressman-joe-walsh-says-trump-should-be-impeached/

---- Sioux City Journal: Democrat Tulsi Gabbard, Republican Joe Walsh to speak at Northwest Iowa College Sioux City Journal, October 18, 2019 https://siouxcityjournal.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/democrat-gabbard- republican-walsh-to-speak-at-northwest-iowa-college/article_417ae153- 7d59-518e-bbb4-730e2120f5e1.html

---- UI Grad and Presidential Hopeful Joe Walsh Returns To Iowa for Homecoming The Daily Iowan, October 19, 2019 https://dailyiowan.com/2019/10/19/ui-grad-and-presidentAial-hopeful-joe- walsh-returns-to-iowa-city-for-homecoming/

---- GOP presidential candidate Joe Walsh says Trump should be impeached WQAD ABC 8 Quad Cities, IA, October 17, 2019 https://wqad.com/2019/10/17/gop-presidential-candidate-former-illinois- congressman-joe-walsh-says-trump-should-be-impeached/

--- Congressman Joe Walsh says he does not fear Donald Trump’s voters. CNN’s Brieanna Keilar, October 21, 2019 https://www.cnn.com/videos/politics/2019/10/21/joe-walsh-trump-gop-voters- sot-crn-vpx.cnn

---- Joe Walsh appearance on CNN’s Newsroom with Brooke Baldwin; ( is Guest Host) CNN, October 24, 2019 https://www.joewalsh.org/cnn_newsroom_with_brooke_baldwin_20191024-

---- Joe Walsh appearance On Blaze TV’s America This Week with Eric Bolling Blaze TV, October 24, 2019 https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=2&v=szVG1EOOm3g

---- GOP Presidential hopeful Joe Walsh: If John McCain were alive, “he’d be slapping Lindsey Graham upside the head” USA Today, October 25, 2019 https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2019/10/24/donald- trump-joe-walsh-john-mccain-lindsey-graham/4091294002/

---- GOP Challengers Take Roadshow to Pro Trump Tennesse The Associated Press, October 26, 2019 https://www.palmbeachpost.com/ZZ/news/20191026/3-gop-challengers-take- roadshow-to-pro-trump-tennessee

---- Politicon 2019 GOP Candidate Debate from Nashville, TN Politicon.com https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VkgOIdN3HOo&feature=youtu.be\

---- GOP Challengers to Trump Mount Longshot Primary Campaigns NPR, October 26, 2019 https://www.npr.org/2019/10/26/773741173/at-political-forum-trump- challengers-mount-longshot-primary-campaigns

---- Joe Walsh Campaigns in Sioux Center Sioux Center News, October 26, 2019 https://www.nwestiowa.com/scnews/joe-walsh-campaigns-in-sioux- center/article_d2b03472-fa95-11e9-b3a4-777710f67070.html ---- GOP Presidential Candidates Debate Climate Change at Forbes Under 30 Summit Michigan Advance, October 28, 2019 https://www.michiganadvance.com/2019/10/28/gop-presidential-candidates- debate-climate-change-impeachment-in-detroit/ \\

---- GOP Primary Candidates Blast Trump at Detroit Debate, Calling Him a ‘Whack Job’ Detroit Free-Press, October 28, 2019 https://www.freep.com/story/news/politics/elections/2019/10/28/trump- president-gop-candidates-detroit/2487843001/

---- Congressman Joe Walsh reacts to non-invite from SC Criminal Justice Forum WYFF NBC 4 Greenville, NC, October 28, 2019 https://www.wyff4./article/presidential-hopefuls-talk-criminal-justice-reform-at- benedict-college-for-third-day-of-forum/29602861 10/28

---- GOP Challengers to Trump Debate a Politicon Event in Nashville The Tennessean, October 28, 2019 https://www.tennessean.com/story/news/politics/2019/10/26/joe-walsh-mark- sanford-bill-weld-republican-candidates-politicon-nashville/4078052002/

---- Congressman Joe Walsh appears on New Hampshire Today with Jack Heath Radio Show WGIR AM Manchester, NH, October 28, 2019 https://www.iheart.com/podcast/139-new-hampshire-today-with-j- 27984874/episode/10-28-joe-walsh-candidate-for-potus-51860335/

---- Forbes Under-30 Summit GOP Presidential Candidate Debate, Detroit, MI Forbes.com, October 29, 2019 https://www.forbes.com/video/6098637596001/#65c67e682ff5

---- Minnesota Republican Party Leaving Trump Challengers off Primary Ballot Minneapolis Star-Tribune, October 31, 2019 http://www.startribune.com/minnesota-republican-party-leaves-trump- challengers-off-presidential-primary-ballot/564160782/

---- Congressman Joe Walsh Op-Ed: In 2016, I was a proud 'deplorable.' In 2019, I'll gladly be 'human scum.' USA Today, November 1, 2019 https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/voices/2019/11/01/joe-walsh- donald-trump-human-scum-deplorable-2020-column/4101336002/

---- Congressman Walsh Radio Hit on the Craig Silverman Show in Aurora, Colorado 710 KNUS Radio, Aurora, CO, November 2, 2019 https://craigsilverman.podbean.com/e/the-craig-silverman-show-–-november- 2nd-hr-2/

---- Congressman Walsh says viewers ‘are being lied to.’ CNN’s with , November 3, 2019 https://www.cnn.com/videos/business/2019/11/03/joe-walsh-fox-news- viewers-are-being-lied-to-rs.cnn/video/playlists/reliable-sources-highlights/

---- Congressman Joe Walsh: ‘We need a Real Adult Conversation about Health Care’ WMUR ABC 9 Manchester, NH, November 5, 2019 ---- https://www.wmur.com/article/joe-walsh-we-need-a-real-adult-conversation- about-health-care/29700680

---- Congressman Walsh appears on Pete Mondo Radio Show KCMO NEWS Talk Radio Kansas City, MO, November 6, 1019 https://soundcloud.com/user-53894534/11-6-joe-walsh-republican- presidential-candidate ---- Joe Walsh has traction amount GOP Hispanic voters in FAU Poll Florida Politics.com, November 6, 2019 https://floridapolitics.com/archives/310557-among-hispanic-floridians-joe- biden-elizabeth-warren-and-bernie-sanders-all-beat-donald-trump

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Congressman Walsh’s Q&A with Jackson Richman of the Jewish News Syndicate (November 8, 2019) https://www.jns.org/gop-presidential-primary-challenger-joe-walsh-vows-to- be-more-pro-israel-than-trump/

---- Trump’s 3 Republican Challengers named to GOP Primary Ballot in Michigan The Detroit News, November 8, 2019 https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/politics/2019/11/08/22-candidates- ballot-lists-michigan-presidential-primary/2533186001/

---- Team Walsh Qualifies for Michigan GOP Primary Ballot WXYZ ABC 7 Detroit, November 8, 2019 https://www.wxyz.com/news/mi-presidential-primary-ballot-has-4- republicans-including-trump-18-democrats-including-bloomberg

---- Congressman Joe Walsh Radio appearance on Good Morning with Dan Mitchell WKBK 94.1 FM News-Talk Radio Keene, NH 11/11/2019 https://wkbkradio.com/good-morning-with-dan-mitchell/republican- presidential-candidate-joe-walsh-on-wkbks-open-mic-11-11-19/

---- Congressman Walsh appeared on The Rick Smith Show on Tuesday Night and the audio is posted on the show's site (November 12, 2019 https://thericksmithshow.com/ ---- GOP Hopeful Walsh Gets In, Says Trump Can Be Beat New Hampshire Union-Leader, November 14, 2019 https://www.unionleader.com/news/politics/voters/gop-hopeful-walsh-gets-in- says-trump-can-be-beat/article_ef46bfb8-56dd-5a81-a018- cc9a60e6404a.html

---- Joe Walsh files for NH GOP Primary Ballot The Associated Press, November 14, 2019 https://apnews.com/4a4ca582c6964cc1853e7b377b5418

---- GOP's Joe Walsh files for NH Republican Primary of Donald Trump WMUR ABC 9 Manchester, November 14, 2019 https://www.wmur.com/article/live-stream-republican-joe-walsh-filing-for- 2020-new-hampshire-primary/29797157

---- Republican Walsh files to challenge Trump in NH; Former Mass. Gov. Patrick joins primary (Lebanon High School Visit) The Valley News of Lebanon, NH, November 14, 2019 https://www.vnews.com/Joe-Walsh-files-to-challenge-Trump-in-New- Hampshire-30414978

---- Aurora Colorado KNUS Radio Host Craig Silverman Fired Mid Show The Denver Post, November 16, 2019 https://www.denverpost.com/2019/11/16/craig-silverman-radio-show-donald- trump/

---- KNUS Radio Show Fires Craig Silverman for being critical of Trump (Congressman Walsh Tweet Comment) KDVR FOX 31 Denver, November 16, 2019 https://kdvr.com/2019/11/16/denver-talk-radio-host-craig-silverman-fired-mid- show-after-criticizing-trump/

---- Trump popularity in Iowa at 75 percent according to DMN Poll; Weld and Walsh Numbers The Des Moines Register, November 19, 2019 https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/politics/iowa- poll/2019/11/18/iowa-poll-results-president-trump-popularity-sky-high-among- registered-republicans/4205580002/

---- Hawkeye Poll: Two-thirds of Iowans want Trump to face GOP challenger Quad City Times, November 20, 2019 https://qctimes.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/hawkeye-poll- two-thirds-of-iowans-want-trump-to-face/article_c361349a-3d88-529e-90b9- 18819164f6c7.html

---- Profiles of the Democratic and Republican 2020 Candidate Field Reuters.com, November 20,2019 https://ijr.com/seventeen-democrats-three-republicans-in-u-s-presidential- race/

---- Style Section: Jim Jordan used to torment GOP Leadership. Now He’s Leading Them, Defending Trump (Joe Walsh Quotes) , November 21, 2019 https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/jim-jordan-used-to-torment- gop-leadership-now-hes-leading-them-in-defending- trump/2019/11/21/b729047e-0b41-11ea-97ac-a7ccc8dd1ebc_story.html

---- Congressman Walsh talks impeachment and President Trump CNN Newsroom with , November 23, 2018 https://www.joewalsh.org/cnn_newsroom_20191123

---- Congressman Joe Walsh discusses the conduct of President Trump CNN’ “A New Day” with and , November 28, 2019 https://www.joewalsh.org/20191128_cnn

---- GOP Trump Challenger Joe Walsh: Republican Voters Are Sick of Trump Lies Newsweek, November 28, 2019 https://www.newsweek.com/trump-gop-challenger-joe-walsh-republican- voters-are-sick-trump-lies-1474685

Congressman Walsh takes part in a Podcast discussing the future of the GOP The Economist, November 29, 2019 https://www.economist.com/podcasts/2019/11/29/whats-the-future-of-the- republican-party