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Rouzer’s contribution list packed with ag interests, lobbyists

Johnston County State Senator David Rouzer is running for congress in NC-7 and hopes to unseat Democratic incumbent Mike McIntyre in a district redrawn to [...]
October 23, 2011 | Posted in: 2012 Elections, General Assembly, US House | Tags: , | Comments closed | Full Story Permalink

Breaking down the NC congressional races

This month’s column is a table setter, breaking down the North Carolina congressional elections district by district based on the new maps and candidates leaning [...]
August 18, 2011 | Posted in: 2012 Elections, Columns, Politics, US House | Comments closed | Full Story Permalink

New maps are worse for Dems

Why is it not surprising that the fix is worse than the original? Via Roll Call: The new map draws Democratic Reps. Brad Miller and [...]
July 20, 2011 | Posted in: 2012 Elections, General Assembly, Redistricting, US House | Comments closed | Full Story Permalink

Early handicapping NC US House races

The official proposed congressional maps are out and some early analysis says that the districts now represented by Reps. Larry Kissell, Heath Shuler and Brad [...]
July 1, 2011 | Posted in: Redistricting, US House | Tags: | Comments closed | Full Story Permalink

Earmark totals for NC delegation in the U.S. House

Name, Total $, ( Number of Requests) Shuler (D-NC-11th) $62,964,59 (52) Miller, Brad (D-NC-13th), $71,019,988 (59) Price, David (D-NC-4th), $141,079,090 (74) Watt (D-NC-12th), $155,722,886 (77) [...]
December 17, 2010 | Posted in: US House | Tags: | Comments closed | Full Story Permalink

The budget that wasn’t

The omnibus budget bill failed yesterday evening after enough GOP members bolted to scuttle the deal. The deal, which would have kept the government in [...]
December 17, 2010 | Posted in: Congress, US House, US Senate | Comments closed | Full Story Permalink

Recount makes it officially unofficial — Ellmers over Etheridge

Via AP State BoE says Ellmers won after recount. Here’s the link to the results. http://www.sboe.state.nc.us/getdocument.aspx?id=2450
November 19, 2010 | Posted in: 2010 Elections, US House | Tags: , , | Comments closed | Full Story Permalink

Shuler falls a few votes short

Depending on how your politics run, Shuler’s attempt to unseat Nancy Pelosi was either a principled stand, an attempt to send a message or a [...]
November 18, 2010 | Posted in: 2010 Elections, US House | Tags: , | Comments closed | Full Story Permalink