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Hagan breaks out the attack ads
Just now heard on Sen. Kay Hagan’s attack ad against House Speaker Thom Tillis. The N&R’s Doug Clark pooh-poohed my conspiracy theory surrounding their endorsement of Jim Snyder for the…
Jim Snyder
American actor and journalist
Elections & Public Integrity
Dispatches from the campaign trail, March 26, 2014
• 7th District GOP candidate Woody White, a New Hanover County Commissioner, airs his first TV ad in the Wilmington market, saying his Republican opponent David Rouzer is too close…
Elections & Public Integrity
Dispatches from the campaign trail, March 24, 2014
• Democratic Sen. Kay Hagan tells The Associated Press she would welcome President Obama to North Carolina to help her campaign for re-election. • Bloomberg News profiles the crowded Republican…
Elections & Public Integrity
Dispatches from the campaign trail, March 18, 2014
• The Republican National Committee launched a new ad campaign, “Create Your American Dream,” targeting 14 states with competitive Senate races and reaching out to women and minority voters, including…
Elections & Public Integrity
Dispatches from the campaign trail, March 12, 2014
• The 2nd Congressional District Democratic primary is getting interesting, as Democratic consultant Brad Crone (who’s not working for a candidate in this race) questions Clay Aiken’s commitment and relevant…
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Baker’s Dozen Seek Senate Seat Held By Democrat Kay Hagan
Thirteen candidates will appear on the May 6 primary ballot for the U.S. Senate seat now held by Democrat Kay Hagan. With the filing period officially closed, eight Republicans, three…
Elections & Public Integrity
Dispatches from the campaign trail, February 26, 2014
• The N.C. FreeEnterprise Foundation’s Candidate Tracker notes that no candidate from the opposing party has filed in 32 state Senate races (seats now held by 19 Republicans and 13…
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Business Week pushes cap-and-trade, green jobs silliness
Two articles in the latest Bloomberg Business Week push the argument in favor of federal cap-and-trade legislation. In the first, Eric Pooley sells the story that cap-and-trade provisions wouldn?t necessitate…
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Durham returns updated
With 47 of 62 precincts reporting, not much change in the percentages shown below. Joe bowser, however, has jumped into fourth place in the commissioners race, jumping ahead of Brenda…
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The ads keep coming
WSJS just ran a political ad asking if it wasn’t about time North Carolina elected a conservative Republican for Lt. Governor. No, it wasn’t Jim Snyder. It was Robert Pittenger.
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Stocking Stuffer
For those who may be interested, Lexington lawyer Jim Snyder just released his 15th book entitled “The Conservative Mind: A New Model for Government.” National Best-Seller? Probably not. Interesting fodder…
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A scream of an exit poll
George W. Bush didn?t scream when he was catapulted 100 feet into the air. Neither did John Kerry. You know you are in the journalistic groove when your story starts…