FLYING THE COOP? Attorney General Roy Cooper was suddenly ubiquitous this week: Announcing the number of domestic violence homicides, speaking at an event for his father's new memoir, filing a friend-of-the-court brief on behalf of the Voting Rights Act. Now that U.S. Rep. Heath Shuler is out of the race, is it his moment to announce a run for U.S. Senate in 2010 against Sen. Richard Burr?
UNDER PRESSURE: Moderate and conservative Democrats in North Carolina might be forgiven for thinking it's campaign season again. TV ads targeted Sen. Kay Hagan and Rep. Bob Etheridge and a radio ad singled out Rep. Mike McIntyre. Their aim? Persuade the lawmakers to support President Obama's proposed budget. So far, no state Republicans have faced similar ad campaigns.
IN OTHER NEWS: The race for head of the N.C. GOP narrowed a little as David Robinson of Raleigh dropped out. ... After an earlier bill got held up over a pronoun problem, Sen. Richard Stevens filed a bill calling for gender-neutral language in state laws. ... Carolina would get a little less blue under two bills that would allow liquor tastings and let ABC stores open on Sundays. ... Speaking of alcohol, an "M. Easley" whose address was the governor's mansion turned up on a list of people who never got their shipment from Carolina Wine Co. before it went bankrupt.
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Re: Dome Memo: On the hot seat
April 6, 2009 - 4:28pm — mountainmanGosh, you are enjoying the 2009 elections way to much. Do you really think that the democrat will always win forever because of bush. Keep dreaming, because as sure as the democrats kicked it in 09, they will get put back in their box in a later election. People are already sick of obama,democrat congress and senate. As for cooper I think he is good man, but if runs in 2010, it will not be his year.
Re: Dome Memo: On the hot seat
March 27, 2009 - 10:30pm — lpetrouOh Gosh by Gosh what are you talking about. Senator Burr has not abandoned constituent services to run for 2010. He is continuing to do his job and is working hard at it. The only ones running a campaign right now is the Democrats who never did end the campaign. I would predict that by the time he does begin to campaign Bush will look much better than the current president does.
Re: Dome Memo: On the hot seat
March 27, 2009 - 3:56pm — Gosh (not verified)Sounds like Burr's the one on the hot seat.
He's losing to an unannounced yellow dog and abandoning constituent services 20 months out to run for 2010.
Why should Cooper do anything but watch the implosion with the rest of us?
Incumbents that deserve re-election don't run for it, they do their job.
Maybe he hired Dole and McCrory stragglers and wants to bring in Bush for a fundraiser and run a Godless ad before the rush. HA!