The second most watched race in North Carolina after the presidential race may not be the governor's race, but the N.C. Supreme Court race, says veteran GOP strategist Carter Wrenn.
That is because the race between GOP Justice Paul Newby and his Democratic challenger, Sam Ervin could tip the balance of the court. And that could decide the legislative redistricting case that will likely heard by the court next year.
"So if Newby wins, Republicans in the House and the Senate keep their districts and, the way they see it, control of the legislature for the next decade,” Wrenn writes in his blog, Talking About Politics. “The Democrats have figured out the same thing in reverse – Ervin winning and throwing out those Republican districts may be their last hope of winning the State House or Senate for years.So every one of North Carolina's one hundred and seventy state legislators' eyes are riveted on one race – and the Super PACs are forming. Republicans already have an elect Newby Super PAC and the Democrats can't be far behind.'' For more read here.
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Ervin's Respect for the Law and the Constitution
July 15, 2012 - 3:29pm — ProctorIt is unfortunate that Sam Ervin's respect for the law and the U.S. and N.C. constitutions would be called into question. Even the late Sen. Sam J. Ervin Jr., though his expressed personal preference at election time was to "vote the Democratic ticket," demonstrated beyond any question that he believed the law should be applied without regard to party labels or partisan loyalties.
--DAVID P. McKNIGHT
RIVETED
July 14, 2012 - 5:55pm — Isaac136This is not a hard word to spell.
NC Supreme Court
July 14, 2012 - 5:11pm — JudgenotMr. Wrenn sees everything through a partisan political lens. On the one hand, that's his job and he was very well trained by his mentor, the late Senator Jesse Helms. But judges are not elected on a party ticket and they are ethically required to put aside their personal politics and make decisions based on the law. Mr. Wrenn and his cohorts are doing their best to politicize the NC appellate judicial races by bringing in Super Pac money. If Mr. Wrenn had evidence to support his statements, he should take it to the Judicial Standard Commission and use his time to support an independent judiciary. It's what the founding fathers had in mind, Mr. Wrenn. Our citizens deserve independent judges who are not beholden to a political constituency.