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Re: Will there be a primary runoff?

carolinabluebird — Mon, 05 May 2008 18:10:08 -0400

I think that if Pat Nader and Dan Nader were not in the race, Hampton would easily win outright. With those two in the race, it's gonna be close to see of Hamton can get that 40% the first time around.

Have you looked into this story about Pittenger?

James_Protzman — Fri, 02 May 2008 11:12:11 -0400

Posted today by Greg Flynn?

If not, maybe you should.

Re: Um...

ryanteaguebeckwith — Thu, 01 May 2008 10:58:34 -0400

Hampton's full report isn't available yet.

— RTB

Um...

captsfufp — Thu, 01 May 2008 10:49:47 -0400

Is HD's number $0 or did you forget to put his number on there?

Thanks! :)

Re: Winston-Salem Journal endorses

raleigh585 — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 10:12:35 -0400

Impressed with WSJ. Anyone with any smarts knows Bob Orr is the best candidate out there, and the one with the best chance to win against the Democrats. Nice of them to not go with the "easy" choice, who will end up getting killed after the primary!

Re: Winston-Salem Journal endorses

blculbre — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 09:12:19 -0400

Agreed. Justice Orr is an excellent candidate for the GOP nomination!

Re: Winston-Salem Journal endorses

GrayJ — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 09:10:00 -0400

Impressed and shocked to see the Winston-Salem Journal to have the guts to endorse the best Republican candidate in Bob Orr, even though he is so far behind in the polls. Hopefully this will give him some momentum.

Not good enough.

zoobatmania — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 09:43:26 -0400

It still remains that NO ONE would know based on this headline that Dan Besse received the very prominent Sierra Club endorsement, to go along with his Conservation PAC endorsement. I think you should put up another post, similar to what you did for Janet Cowell.
http://projects.newsobserver.com/under_the_dome/sierra_club_endorses_cowell

From Sierra Club:

Dan Besse has been involved in conservation issues across the state: land conservation, water and air quality issues, coastal management and urban development. He has distinguished himself as a champion of environmental stewardship over the past quarter century.

Re: The BlueNC primary?

momoaizo — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 11:07:51 -0400

Tonight Teresa Sue Bratton will be live-blogging. She is running in the 6th CD and this is her web-site.....http://www.teresasuebratton.com/

Everyone is welcomed to come to BlueNC.com tonight at 7 P.M. to join the conversation!

Calling Barack and Hillary!

Anglico — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 09:57:59 -0400

Thanks for the post, Ryan. I like how you framed this.

Re: The BlueNC primary?

jayovittore — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 13:33:57 -0400

Ryan,

Thanks for the mention. I wanted to provide you with a link to my campaign site. It is www.jayovittore.com

Thanks,
Jay Ovittore

Re: Don't forget!

ryanteaguebeckwith — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 12:57:44 -0400

Thanks. Didn't mean to overlook him, but it wasn't tagged "live-blog" on their site.

— RTB

Re: Don't forget!

captsfufp — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 12:17:08 -0400

sorry...see you already updated!!

Don't forget!

captsfufp — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 12:16:00 -0400

Dan Besse, candidate for Lt. Gov., live-blogged with BlueNC waaay back in Dec 2007. I believe I'm correct in saying he was the first lieutenant governor candidate to do so (and still actively posts and comments on BlueNC!).

Here's the link: Dan Besse's BlueNC Liveblog

Re: Besse

DanBesse2008 — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 12:46:42 -0400

For the record, I never voted for Jesse Helms, in any contest. I supported Harvey Gantt. More important than any blow-by-blow on who voted for whom when, though, is the basic rationale.

Long-time advocates for the environment in North Carolina are well aware that I used my official Republican registration status to get our point of view (stewardship of clean air, water, land, and public health) into the state Republican policy mix during the '80's and start of the '90's. Otherwise, I would not have been in position to help protect our coastal resources program during that time during a Republican state administration.

Hanging in as a registered Republican for that specific purpose, at a time when I had already determined that the GOP had been inescapably captured by advocates of social and economic policies I couldn't stand, was one of the toughest political things I've ever done. I used my Republican registration one last time in 1992, campaigning for the Clinton-Gore ticket as a "Republican for Clinton". In fact, I recall being introduced as such at a statewide Democratic rally during the 1992 campaign. It was a great personal relief, once that campaign was past, to be able to officially switch my registration to the Democratic party, where it has stayed for the 15 years since--and will continue to stay.

Some Democrats introduce themselves as Democrats since birth. I like to point out that my party registration is a matter of adult conversion. Not conversion of policy views--but of switching to the party registration which, it had become clear to me, best represents the values I have always held.