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McCrory: With Friends Like These…
We always knew the Uptown paper of record would be vexed when faced with having to choose between the Democratic power structure and local symbiote Pat McCrory. But the edit…
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Latest dispatches from the political trail
? Elizabeth Dole and Kay Hagan take the stage Saturday morning in Atlantic Beach for a candidate forum in front of the NC Bar Association. Then, Beverly Perdue and Pat…
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Where N.C.’s superdelegates stand
According to Superdelegate Watch, here’s how North Carolina’s superdelegates stand. Looks like quite a few are holding out for goodies. It also looks like they aren’t giving Hillary much of…
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Re:Blind Fury
Jerry Meek’s statement had a quote that I think actually captures the definition of liberalism as a set of beliefs, and that makes for a neat juxtoposition with conservatism. Meeks…
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Blind fury
The silence is broken — North Carolina Democratic Party chairman Jerry Meek just issued this open letter: Dear Fellow Democrat: Just like you, I am furious. And we should be.…
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Passengers now boarding
Let’s take a jet tour around a few N.C. Web sites of interest and see what they’re saying about Jim Black’s plea of guilty to corruption charges: Governor Easley’s press…
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Sinsheimer still firing missiles at his party
Democratic campaign consultant Joe Sinsheimer was one of the first people to call for Jim Black’s outster from power. The founder of the “Jim Black Must Go” web site still…
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NC Dems playing footsie with the nutroots
Where has Jerry Meek been hiding for the past few weeks? Meek is the chair of the North Carolina Democratic Party and, one would think, reads blogs and newspapers. He…
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The N&O sheds tears for Jim Black
The News & Observer‘s coverage of Jim Black’s impending guilty plea to a felony reads like a eulogy to a great and beloved statesman. The N&O’s sadness at Black’s passing…
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Political crystal ball
Sen. Kay Hagan ponders her political future: “I think I’ve heard quite a bit of speculation that if Howard Coble were to step down, she’d be an ideal candidate for…
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Re: Thanks Al Gore
The N.C. Democratic Party, under chairman Jerry Meek’s name, sent the following out via e-mail this morning: Dear NC Democrat: We?ve received some reports of calls to voters saying photo…
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Re: John Kerry
The N.C. Democrats and chairman Jerry Meek called upon Kerry to apologize for his remarks.