Thank you for signing up to be a part of this new grassroots movement known as REdSURGENCE. After making great strides in North Carolina politics this past election cycle, Republicans quickly saw those gains quashed in the steamroller known as the Obama campaign. Our goal, is to feed conservative energy back into the North Carolina political process and take back this state for the GOP. North State Republicans are well conditioned to facing the reality of institutionalized Democrat power every two years, be it through tradition, misguidance or misinformation. We see the solution as simple: convert conservative Democrat votes by effectively expressing the values of conservatism. A mere 5% change in votes last election would have kept this state red for McCain, taken charge of the Governorship, kept Elizabeth Dole in Washington DC and chipped away at the balance of power in the Legislature.

REdSURGENCE was designed to be a haven for anyone seeking to change the way business is done in Raleigh or Washington. The "News Room" carries various linkage from relevant sources and topics; the "Conservative Reading Room" is a growing embrace of the conservative blogging community throughout the state; and for the literary challenged, Redsurgence Radio is a page of various streaming podcasts, providing another sensory experience. Check out the forums to sound off or send us a message if you have any ideas that might be helpful in better attaining our goal.

As REdSURGENCE gets off the ground, we'll be looking for front page contributors, moderators and as many readers as possible; we'd like to open up that search officially today. From time to time, we will be offering up the REdSURGENCE homepage for our regular readers to submit a blog or editorial on a predefined topic. The first topic in that series will be "Inaugural Thinking". With any inauguration of a new leader, the spirit of "change" is pervasive, regardless of the self-promotion brought on by campaigns. The spirit of "change" and "hope" can be born again in this state for the GOP and it will be your charge to reflect that in your submission. Be sure to register for the site and post your submission in the forum here: http://redsurgence.org/submissions/inauguralthinking.

Thank you for being part of this movement and welcome to REdSURGENCE...