Former Congresswoman Eva Clayton of Warren County has endorsed Elaine Marshall in the Democratic Senate primary runoff.
Clayton is the first major supporter of Ken Lewis, the third place finisher in last week's Democratic primary, to express a preference in the June 22 runoff between Marshall, secretary of state, and Cal Cunningham, former state senator.
Clayton was the first woman and the only African-American elected to Congress from North Carolina.
"Elaine Marshall has built a career standing up for people," said Clayton. "Over and over, she's taken on powerful interests against long odds and won. That's the type of fighter North Carolina needs to represent us in Washington today."
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Part of the Problem
May 13, 2010 - 10:35pm — JakeGoadA few reasons to vote for the Democratic run-off winner, regardless of who that is, against Senator Richard Burr:
Obstructionist even with the military - In addition to participating in filibuster threats, Burr held up Duckworth's nomination to a key position in the office of veteran affairs despite her strong qualifications. He specifically also let generals travel from Korea and Hawaii to Washington DC for a meeting of the Senate Armed Services Committee and then canceled the meeting as a part of a larger party wide effort of obstructionism to not even let meetings happen.
Economy - When he was first learning of the severity of the recession he told his wife to go to the ATM day after day taking out all the money it would allow b/c he was convinced that in a few days "the last thing that would come out of the ATM is money" (I can't recall his exact quote, but that can’t be very far off). Perhaps one of the strongest reasons not to vote against him is his meeting with representatives with members of Goldman Sachs, who then gave the max allowed contribution to his campaign, and then he took a strong stand against Wall Street Reform.
Washington Incumbent - This one might not be a big deal to everyone, but I know for some people they don't like politicians who have been in Washington forever, and Burr has been in Congress & in Washington for nearly 2 decades. But after nearly 2 decades it’s hard to name any big Burr accomplishments.
Women's issues - He voted against Frank's anti-rape amendment which passed with many Dem & GOP votes. He also voted for domestic violence to continue as a pre-existing condition.
Environment - He tends to rate horribly here. According to Wikipedia: "Burr has generally received low ratings from environmental-protection organizations. In 2007-2008, for example, he received a rating of 0% from Environment America[17], 12% from the League of Conservation Voters, and 29% from Republicans for Environmental Protection."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Burr
If you are unhappy with the way things are going in Washington DC, then sending Senator Richard Burr back against isn't the solution. Secretary Marshall has a history of fighting special interests and Cunningham, a captain in the United States Army Reserve, would certainly treat the military with more respect than Senator Richard Burr seems to have recently.
Eva who?
May 13, 2010 - 7:54pm — penniless_taxpayerI guess these endorsements mean something to somebody. All I know is that I'm not voting for any more DEMOCRATS. They ran up a $3 TRILLION deficit in 18 months, took over the health care system, took over this, took over that. Look at the abomination that Kay Hagan has turned out to be. A person would have to be a fool to give Obama the tools with which to do more damage.
not the first woman
May 13, 2010 - 2:47pm — awbealShe was the first African-American woman elected to Congress from NC, not the first woman. Eliza Jane Pratt holds that distinction. She was elected in a special election in 1946 and served a few months. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eliza_Jane_Pratt
Not the only African-American elected to Congress from NC
May 13, 2010 - 12:11pm — Heels03Pehaps you should clarify and say Clayton was the first African-American woman elected to Congress. (Don't forget about Frank Ballance and Mel Watt.)