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Meadows gets endorsement from iCaucus
The conservative ICaucus organization, a group affiliated with local Tea Parties across the country, including the Asheville Tea Party, endorses Republican Mark Meadows in the 11th congressional district. Meadows is running against Democrat Hayden Rogers. Here's the press release from iCaucus:

Cheyenne, WY, August 22, 2012: Mark Meadows, North Carolina candidate for Congress in District 11, has received the iCaucus endorsement. iCaucus is a non-partisan, National citizen-led organization dedicated to empowering the citizens to fully participate in the electoral process, while taking the big money and special interests out of it.

The citizens of North Carolina include iCaucus members and delegates and iCaucus Affiliate group members in Congressional District 11. Asheville Tea PAC, the Blue Ridge Tea Party Patriots, Caldwell Tea Party, Cherokee 9.12, Haywood 9.12, Jackson County Tea Party Patriots, Sons of Liberty Riders, voted 100% to endorse Mark Meadows, candidate for Congress in District 11. The following iCaucus Affiliate Groups quest to find constitutionally conservative candidates to represent We The People:

Asheville Tea PAC, Buncombe County
Blue Ridge Tea Party Patriots, Henderson, Polk, Transylvania Counties
Cabarrus County Conservatives, Cabarrus County *
Caldwell Tea Party, Caldwell County
CAUTION (Common Americans Uniting to Inspire Our Nation), Charlotte
Cherokee 9.12, Cherokee Count
FTTF (Feet To The Fire), Wake County
Haywood 9.12, Haywood County
Jackson County Tea Party Patriots
Polk 9.12, Polk County
Randolph Tea Party, Randolph County
Rowan Tea Party, Rowan County
Sons of Liberty, Buncombe, Henderson Counties, National Organization
Stand Up North Carolina, Iredell County
Surry County Tea Party,Surry County
The Tea Party of Greater Gaston County, Gaston County

“Uniting the effort to elect principled candidates to office.”
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