Pat McCrory's 'Liquid Pleasure'

markjohnson — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 14:36:08 -0400

"Liquid Pleasure" does not sound like something a politician typically would want publicly plastered next to his name.

Pat McCrory will be raising money with it.

The Republican gubernatorial candidate's campaign is playing host to a fundraiser at the North Hills shopping center in Raleigh Friday night, and the band "Liquid Pleasure" is headlining the event.

The band, despite their suggestive name, is a regional group familiar across North Carolina playing Carolina beach music, Top 40 and a mix of standards. Twentysomething and thirthsomething supporters of McCrory floated the idea for the event to attract some of their peers, according to campaign officials.

The concert/party costs $35 to get in and is being held in the space once occupied by Storehouse furniture, next to Ruth's Chris Steakhouse, and on the street in front of the building.

Turnout in Wake County

shwineka — Tue, 06 May 2008 15:09:59 -0400

As of 2:15 p.m., 13 precincts in Wake County had reported early turnout numbers at the polls.

Precinct 1-15 had the highest percentage at 27 percent. The district is 90 percent white, 57 percent female and is located in a liberal enclave near Meredith College and N.C. State and not far from Whole Foods.

Precinct 1-29 had a turnout of 26 percent. It's 97 percent white and 53 percent female. The site is located in a middle-class neighborhood near the North Hills mall.

The precinct reporting the lowest turnout, 1-23, had received 7 percent of its voters at 1:30 p.m. The site is on the corner of Hillsborough Street and Pullen Road, mainly a neighborhood of college students. The district is 56 percent male.

The average turnout percentage for all reporting precincts was 16.8 percent. The highest number of voters at any one precinct so far was 698.

The numbers don't account for absentee and one-stop votes, which will be released at 7:30 p.m.