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Wednesday, December 02, 2009
Might Be Worth Holding Our Breath For
Charlotte angling to get the 2012 Democratic National Convention.
Boy howdee!
Boy howdee!
Labels: 2012 Democratic National Convention, Charlotte
Wednesday, November 04, 2009
North Carolina Round-Up
Where was the celebrated Republican/conservative resurgence in North Carolina yesterday? Nowhere much.Charlotte
...elected its first Democratic mayor in 22 years, Anthony Foxx (no relation), pictured left, and increased the Democratic majority on the city council to eight out of 11 seats.
Asheville
Progressives swept the election. Mayor Terry Bellamy was reelected for a second term, and liberal Democrats Esther Manheimer, Gordon Smith, and Cecil Bothwell won council seats, beating two-term incumbent Republican Carl Mumpower, who ran such a weird campaign against Heath Shuler in the NC-11 last year. Both Smith and Bothwell are well known local bloggers.
Chapel Hill
The N&O summarized this race succinctly: "The liberal establishment held off a band of businessmen trying to change the town's course." So Chapel Hill has a new mayor, Mark Kleinschmidt, and the developers took only one of four available seats on the town council. Shades of Boone's Templetons: The pro-business candidates "were being influenced heavily by a specific group of developers, and I think in the end that backfired on them," said the top vote-getter, Penny Rich (love that name!).
Winston-Salem
Big reelection win for Dan Besse after "a sometimes-heated campaign" against Republican challenger Ted Shipley. Wish I'd been following this one! Dan is a personal hero of ours. Looks like a Democratic sweep otherwise in Tobacco City.
Durham
Democratic incumbents trounced their challengers, though the top vote-getter among the losers, a Libertarian, crowed that his 27% of the vote was a personal best for him and a sign of great things coming in the future.
Greensboro
The major bright spot statewide for the GOP. The mayor and city council turned over to Republican control. Mark Binker discusses it here.
Labels: Anthony Foxx, Asheville, Chapel Hill, Charlotte, Dan Besse, Durham, Greensboro, North Carolina Republican Party, Winston-Salem
Sunday, September 21, 2008
In Charlotte, Right Now ... 'Overwhelming Turnout'
Charlotte Observer, observing.At 1 p.m. workers were moving back barriers to accommodate the "overwhelming" turnout. At 11:45 a.m., the crowd was already stretching from the gate at 4th and South Caldwell streets, down South Caldwell to Interstate 277. "The gates opened at 11 a.m., but the lines are moving slowly."
Part of what Obama said about McCain-on-the-financial-crisis:
"Because while I certainly don't fault Senator McCain for all of the problems we're facing right now, I do fault the economic philosophy he's followed during his 26 years in Washington. It's a philosophy that says it's okay to turn a blind eye to practices that reward financial manipulation instead of sound business decisions. It's a philosophy that says even common-sense regulations are unnecessary and unwise..."
Labels: Barack Obama, Charlotte, John McCain
Thursday, September 18, 2008
Obama in Charlotte Sunday
For a rally, in downtown Charlotte on 4th Street between S. Davidson Street and S. McDowell. Crowd starts gathering at 11 a.m. Event, which is free and open to the public, kicks off at 1 p.m. Tickets are NOT required; however an RSVP is strongly encouraged: http://nc.barackobama.com/CharlotteChange.
Labels: Barack Obama, Charlotte
Wednesday, June 25, 2008
Charlotte, Leading in Gas Consumption
Is Charlotte the most Republican city in North Carolina, or what?.
And Asheville surely is the most Democratic. Bumpersticker seen all over the city: "KEEP ASHEVILLE WEIRD."
And Asheville surely is the most Democratic. Bumpersticker seen all over the city: "KEEP ASHEVILLE WEIRD."
