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Another 13th District candidate….
N.C. District 62 Rep. John Blust has announced his run for the new 13th Congressional District. Blust, an attorney from Greensboro, is in his eighth term in the state House and he…
Vernon Robinson
American politician in North Carolina (born 1955)
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WSFCS: First charter school district?
Winston-Salem-Forsyth County Schools Superintendent Don Martin reassures ‘confused’ principals and teachers that the system will not become the state’s first charter school district anytime soon, even in light of state…
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Latest dispatches from the campaign trail — May 23, 2012
• Dustin Ingall, assistant director of the Democratic Public Policy Polling firm, tells a group of Cumberland County Democrats the party “will have to absolutely eviscerate” Pat McCrory if Walter…
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Latest dispatches from the campaign trail: Thursday, April 19, 2012
Big money rules the 9th Congressional District GOP primary (WSOC-TV) Profiles of candidates running in N.C. House District 86, 112 (News-Herald) Two Republicans challenge N.C. Rep. Jerry Dockham, R-Davidson, in…
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Key U.S. House races to watch in North Carolina
Here is my short list of key and/or interesting congressional primaries to track in North Carolina this year: 7TH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT Candidates Mike McIntyre, a Democrat first elected in 1996,…
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11th, 8th congressional districts already packed with candidates
North Carolina’s 11th and 8th congressional districts were competitive under the old redistricting plan crafted by Democrats. So you can imagine how much fiercer that competition is under the new…
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Latest dispatches from the campaign trail: Monday, January 9, 2012
Michael Reagan revokes his endorsement of Vernon Robinson, a Republican candidate in North Carolina’s 8th Congressional District (Dome) N.C. Rep. Susi Hamilton, D-New Hanover, says she is “100 percent” committed…
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Latest dispatches from the campaign trail: Tuesday, December 20
Questions over unreported flights continue to plague Gov. Bev Perdue’s campaign even as she heads into a re-election fight in 2012 (N&O) Number of unaffiliated voters on the rise in…
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Latest dispatches from the campaign trail: Friday, December 16
Perdue campaign returns cash tied to fundraiser Peter Reichard after he becomes a felon (Dome) Political analyst Larry Sabato moves N.C.’s gubernatorial race from “toss up” to “leans Republican” (Sabato’s…
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Wake Comm. Chair Paul Coble Giving “serious consideration” to run for Congress
He was Raleigh’s mayor in the late 90s and has been on the Wake County Board of Commissioners since 2006, currently serving as chairman. In a News & Observer story…
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Steve Arnold has a new job……
Vernon Robinson’s campaign manager. Robinson issues a release stating he will make a run for a revamped 13th Congressional District, while Phil Berger Jr. is still pondering a run. For…
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Hugh Webster Gunning for Miller
The former Republican state Senator will announce his candidacy today in Raleigh, with Rep. Brad Miller the target in 13th congressional district. The district runs roughly from Raleigh to Greensboro.…