WWAY Television explores the idea in a new report.
November is just weeks away and campaigning is getting more and more
heated. After Tuesday’s primaries, some see the Tea Party victories as a
wake-up call to Republicans.Paige Freeman is the local leader for the Americans for Prosperity group.
“The Tea Party movement was not taken seriously a year and a half ago
and they’ve gained a lot of momentum,” said Freeman. “They’ve had a lot
of victories such as these last state primaries and I think they’ve
flexed their muscle.”…
Here at home, Republican Ilario Pantano also has Tea Party backing.
Pantano said, “I think the Tea Party movement is a reflection of a
broader movement that our society right now, where citizens of all
parties including Republicans, Independents and Democrats, are rejecting
the status quo of political landscapes.”Some say the move is anti-incumbent.
Freeman says it all comes down to what candidates stand for.
“I don’t think it’s so much that,” said Freeman. “I don’t think it’s
so much anti-incumbent, or anti-Republican, although there’s those that
feel the Republicans have compromised too much with the Democrats.”…
Pantano paints himself as the ultimate outsider. He’s vying for the
seat held by Democrat Mike McIntyre, who Pantano calls a career
politician, who uses pork to hang on to power.Pantano vows to pull the pork and represent the entire country’s best interest.
North Carolina’s 7th District congressional race has attracted recent attention from Carolina Journal Online’s David Bass and former John Locke Foundation election panelist John Gizzi.
Speaking of election panels, Michael Barone will join the Locke Foundation for a Sept. 29 luncheon discussion about the upcoming election.
