Elections are supposed to produce definitive, by-the-numbers winners and losers, but the end game in several local races from Tuesday night’s primary likely have a ways to go before crossing the finish line. The most confusing, not surprisingly, involves the 12-candidate mishmash Democrats fielded for the at-large county board primary. That’s where Kim Ratliff and […]
Bill James held off an aggressive challenge from Ed Driggs to win the GOP primary for the District 6 seat on the Mecklenburg Board of County Commissioners, with the eight-term incumbent commissioner capturing nearly 52 percent of the vote. But less than eight hours after taking the win in the heavily Republican district, James’ attention […]
So after making a scouting loop of some precincts this morning – fairly moderate to decent turnout at the ones I hit – I returned to the homestead around noonish to find my answering machine lit up with 14 recordings from various campaigns delivering last-minute pitches, everything from candidates having their – pick one – […]
Squirt guns are out, but apparently real guns are A-OK. That’s the word coming from Tampa’s security prep for the Republican National Convention, where the city council this week gave preliminary approval to new rules that would create a so-called Event Zone, a modified version of a so-called Clean Zone that was originally under consideration. […]
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Don’t think I’ve ever seen a broadsheet flip-flop quite so aggressively as Charlotte’s uptown paper jettisoning its support of Jim Pendergraph in the 9th Congressional District Republican primary. The Observer was initially all-aboard the Pendergraph express when he was schmoozing the paper’s editorial braintrust with talk about embracing a path to citizenship for illegal immigrants […]
After serving two terms on the Mecklenburg Board of County Commissioners representing the largely suburban, GOP-leaning District 5, Republican Neil Cooksey decided to not seek reelection and leaves some big shoes to fill. Four candidates from the Right side of the aisle square off to advance from the May 8 primary: Matthew Ridenhour, Sarah Cherne, […]
Has so-called national security become Kryptonite for the Tea Party? Seems to be the case, judging by the roll call vote for CISPA – the Cybersecurity Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act, which despite its inherent toxicity to individual privacy and liberty breezed through the House with significant help from members of the Tea Party Caucus. […]
From a Keith Larson post late Wednesday night on WBT’s Facebook page: Eyes will be Poked for awhile longer, i have been appropriately assured with a new contract. I am deeply grateful for all your support; the last week has been indescribable. More tomorrow morning… And this from the uptown paper: Neither Larson nor Rick […]
You didn’t really think you could make it to May 8 without an email blast about Amendment One from Mecklenburg Commissioner Bill James, did you? The county board is slated tonight to discuss and vote on a proposed resolution opposing the gay marriage amendment. James jumped-started the debate with a pro-amendment missive he distributed over […]
