{"id":2571989,"date":"2026-02-20T14:12:59","date_gmt":"2026-02-20T19:12:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gop-politicians-vehicle-shot-up-home-targeted-as-leftists-continue-to-scream-false-charges-of-fascism-racism-and-nazism\/"},"modified":"2026-02-20T14:15:06","modified_gmt":"2026-02-20T19:15:06","slug":"gop-politicians-vehicle-shot-up-home-targeted-as-leftists-continue-to-scream-false-charges-of-fascism-racism-and-nazism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gop-politicians-vehicle-shot-up-home-targeted-as-leftists-continue-to-scream-false-charges-of-fascism-racism-and-nazism\/","title":{"rendered":"GOP Politician&#8217;s Vehicle Shot up, Home Targeted as Leftists Continue to Scream False Charges of Fascism, Racism, and Nazism"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">38<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fgop-politicians-vehicle-shot-up-home-targeted-as-leftists-continue-to-scream-false-charges-of-fascism-racism-and-nazism%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2571989&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>An article reports that Aaron Marin, the only Republican candidate for Mecklenburg County commissioner in District 1, North Carolina, was targeted in a drive-by shooting at his home in Huntersville in February 2026. The attack damaged his car, a tree, and a backboard, but no one was hurt; Marin had been outside with his children about an hour earlier. Huntersville police, with assistance from the FBI, are investigating the incident, which Marin says was deliberately aimed at him and his family, who now feel unsafe. The piece cites coverage from Townhall and WBTV and <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >includes social-media references<\/a> too the event. It argues that Democrats and \u201clegacy media\u201d vilify Republicans as Nazis, fascists, and racists, linking the violence to broader political rhetoric. The article also invokes historical perspectives on peaceful transfers of power, contrasting Jefferson\u2019s idea of reform through the peopel with current perceived trends toward violence.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>A Republican candidate for county commissioner in North Carolina was targeted this week as gunshots rang out in a drive-by shooting while Democrats and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-legacy-media-continues-to-ignore-the-lefts-growing-civil-war\/\" title=\"The Legacy Media Continues To Ignore The Left\u2019s Growing Civil War\">legacy media continue<\/a> to vilify the GOP as &ldquo;Nazis,&rdquo; &ldquo;fascists,&rdquo; and &ldquo;racists.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/townhall.com\/tipsheet\/amy-curtis\/2026\/02\/18\/nc-district-1-republican-candidate-house-shot-at-n2671486\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Townhall,<\/a> Aaron Marin is the only Republican running for commissioner in District 1 of Mecklenberg County in southwestern North Carolina. But it&rsquo;s proving to be a dangerous decision.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wbtv.com\/2026\/02\/19\/shots-fired-mecklenburg-county-commissioner-candidates-home-were-targeted-police-say\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WBTV<\/a> in Charlotte reported Thursday that Marin said he had been outside with his children just an hour before shots were fired in the Monday incident in the town of Huntersville, a suburb of Charlotte. His car, a tree and a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/joe-biden-brags-about-playing-basketball-with-xi-jinping-to-nba-champs\/\" title=\"Joe Biden Brags About Playing Basketball with Xi Jinping to NBA Champs\">basketball hoop<\/a> backboard were hit.<\/p>\n<p>Luckily, no one was hurt.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We called the police immediately, and they found all these shells outside on our driveway, and we realized that this was immediately targeted,&rdquo; Marin told a reporter for WBTV.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"anyclipvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadAnyclip() { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst container=document.getElementById(\"anyclipvideo\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!container) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=\"https:\/\/player.anyclip.com\/anyclip-widget\/lre-widget\/prod\/v1\/src\/lre.js\"; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.setAttribute(\"pubname\", \"westernjournalcom\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.setAttribute(\"widgetname\", \"001w000001jULVcAAO_M12924\");  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ append inside the container so player shows in correct spot \t\t\t\t\t\tcontainer.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadAnyclip(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #anyclipvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#anyclipvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We don&rsquo;t feel safe. I don&rsquo;t feel safe to be right here in front of our house anymore, talking to you in the middle of the day.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We don&rsquo;t know what could happen.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>In an interview with WSOC-TV, Marin said, &ldquo;This is happening in our community. In Huntersville. In what appears to be a safe neighborhood. Today, I don&rsquo;t feel safe to be standing right here in front of you on this street. Our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/why-is-it-offensive-to-call-kamala-a-dei-hire\/\" title=\"Why Is It Offensive To Call Kamala A DEI Hire?\">kids don&#038;rsquo<\/a>;t feel safe to be here. We don&rsquo;t feel safe to play in our driveway anymore. It is disturbing what we have experienced.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">&#128680;HOLY CRAP!!!!<\/p>\n<p>A Republican County Commissioner in Charlotte NC just had 7-10 SHOTS FIRED AT HIS HOME WHILE HIS WIFE AND KIDS WERE INSIDE!!!<\/p>\n<p>Bullet holes can be seen in trees, cars, mailbox, and his kid&rsquo;s basketball hoop.<\/p>\n<p>He says he was DELIBERATELY TARGETED and his kids are&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6ExQ9Kdy9N\">pic.twitter.com\/6ExQ9Kdy9N<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Matt Van Swol (@mattvanswol) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mattvanswol\/status\/2023935728602755158?\">February 18, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wcnc.com\/article\/news\/local\/mecklenburg-county-commissioner-candidate-house-shot\/275-1d4bcf5e-2c3b-4f1a-8845-80079947fa73\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WCNC<\/a> in Charlotte, the shooting is being investigated by the Huntersville police, with the assistance of the FBI.<\/p>\n<p>Although Marin won&rsquo;t speculate without a suspect or any clear motive, it is clear the attack was targeted. And anyone following the news cycles and the rhetoric surrounding Marin&rsquo;s party knows why.<\/p>\n<p>Despite President Donald Trump being nearly assassinated in 2024 and the assassination of Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk in September, the demonization has yet to cease.<\/p>\n<p>Comparisons between the Republican Party and&nbsp; Nazi Germany, fascist Italy, and the Ku Klux Klan are used so openly and carelessly that the attack on Marin&rsquo;s family is unfortunately the norm.<\/p>\n<p>Whether it be an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer, an activist, a presidential candidate or a candidate for local office, those opposed by Democrats are not safe.<\/p>\n<p>Democrats will feign outrage, appearing to be horrified when the violence occurs, but do nothing to change their behavior.<\/p>\n<p>The United States once stood as exemplary for its peaceful transfers of power.<\/p>\n<p>Former President <a href=\"https:\/\/tjrs.monticello.org\/letter\/2387\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Thomas Jefferson<\/a> called his victory in 1800, &ldquo;the revolution of 1800&hellip;not effected indeed by the sword, as that, but by the rational and peaceable instrument of reform, the suffrage of the people.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>It seems we are losing that instrument Jefferson once took great pride in, opting for violence to decide who holds power.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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Marin said he and his children were outside about an hour before the incident; his car, a tree, and a basketball hoop backboard were damaged, and shell casings were found on the driveway. He told WBTV that the attack appeared deliberate. Townhall notes Marin is the sole Republican candidate in the race. <\/p>\n<p>Marin, speaking to WSOC-TV, said he and his family do not feel safe in their neighborhood and that they no longer feel safe playing in their driveway. The shooting is being investigated by Huntersville police with help from the FBI; no suspect or motive has been disclosed.<\/p>\n<p>The article asserts that Democrats and the traditional media have long vilified Republicans as Nazis, fascists, and racists, and suggests that this rhetoric contributes to a climate in which political violence against Republicans is treated as a norm. It references broader national tensions and quotes about peaceful transfers of power, arguing that the United States is at risk of losing that tradition of reform without violence<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2571990,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/crime-scene-for-feb.-20-2026.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[74234,5965,50738,71343],"class_list":["post-2571989","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-gop-politician","tag-leftists","tag-misinformation-2","tag-political-violence-2"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/crime-scene-for-feb.-20-2026.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2571989","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2571989"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2571989\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2571993,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2571989\/revisions\/2571993"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2571990"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2571989"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2571989"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2571989"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}