The new 2008 Almanac of American Politics — a sort of political bible for Beltway junkies — landed on Dome’s desk last week smelling of fresh ink. The book is crammed with trivia.
The 1,800-page tome, published by National Journal, has details on voting records, election opponents and inside baseball on every member of Congress, Barb Barrett reports.
A few bits from the Triangle delegation:
* On Sen. Elizabeth Dole: "During the 2005-06 cycle Dole spent relatively little time in North Carolina and ended the year with only $245,000 cash on hand." The entry goes on to list all the Democrats uninterested in taking her on: Gov. Mike Easley, Mary Easley, Erskine Bowles, Lt. Gov. Beverly Perdue, Treasure Richard Moore, Attorney General Roy Cooper and Rep. Brad Miller.
More after the jump.
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* On Sen. Richard Burr: "He does not come up for reelection until 2010, and is a Republican in a Republican-leaning state. But there seems to be a jinx on this seat." The entry points out that since Sen. Sam Ervin’s retirement in 1974, none of the seat’s holders has served a second term.
* Rep. David Price, Democrat and chairman of the Homeland Security subcommittee in the House Appropriations committee "has directed much less funding to his district" than did the previous chairman, Republican Rep. Hal Rogers of Kentucky, to his.
* Rep. Bob Etheridge, Congress’ only tobacco farmer, votes "a bit to the left of center," and reportedly received $31,000, shared by his wife, after the tobacco buyout in 2004. He has split with other Democrats in supporting trade promotion authority and the use of force in Iraq in 2003.
* Rep. Brad Miller helped draw his own 13th congressional district in 1996 as a member of the state Senate’s redistricting committee. Also, the Almanac says, Miller has a "puckish sense of humor."
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