http://projects.newsobserver.com/tags/american_idol The taxonomy view with a depth of 0. en http://projects.newsobserver.com/under_the_dome/extreme_ad_a_youtube_hit <p>If it was attention that state Republican officials were seeking, they certainly got it.</p> <p>The <a href="http://projects.newsobserver.com/under_the_dome/gop_ad_links_democrats_to_rev_wright">new ad</a> by the <a href="http://www.ncgop.org/">N.C. Republican Party</a> linking Democratic gubernatorial candidates <a href="http://projects.newsobserver.com/dome/profiles/beverly_perdue">Beverly Perdue</a> and <a href="http://projects.newsobserver.com/dome/profiles/richard_moore">Richard Moore</a> to the Rev. Jeremiah Wright has yet to air. </p> http://projects.newsobserver.com/under_the_dome/extreme_ad_a_youtube_hit#comments Under the Dome ads American Idol Beverly Perdue Chelsea David Cook Jeremiah Wright Liverpool N.C. Republican Party Republican National Committee Richard Moore soccer YouTube Thu, 24 Apr 2008 10:01:23 -0400 bkrueger 6565 at http://projects.newsobserver.com http://projects.newsobserver.com/blogs/aiken_08 <p>A <a href="http://ncleg.net/gascripts/BillLookUp/BillLookUp.pl?Session=2007&amp;BillID=S954">bill</a> to essentially abolish the Electoral College continues to rankle Republicans.</p> <p>On the N.C. Republican Roundtable group blog, Kat Haney compares a national popular vote to &quot;American Idol,&quot; <a href="http://ncrepublicans.blogspot.com/2007/05/american-idol-wrong-candidates.html">noting</a> that the best candidate doesn&#39;t always win:</p> http://projects.newsobserver.com/blogs/aiken_08#comments Under the Dome American Idol Clay Aiken Dan Clodfelter electoral college Kat Haney N.C. Republican Roundtable Mon, 21 May 2007 09:33:54 -0400 ryanteaguebeckwith 709 at http://projects.newsobserver.com