Category Archives: 2010 Elections

Cal Cunningham running for Senate

Posted on December 7, 2009 by kmr

Here’s the new site with the vid on it. Here’s the vid:

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Foy out of Senate race

Posted on December 4, 2009 by kmr

Chapel Hill Mayor Kevin Foy not running for US Senate. Tweeting thusly: I decided not to run for the U.S. Senate seat next year – but I very much appreciate all the support and encouragement I’ve received.

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Some folks not happy with Larry Kissell

Posted on November 7, 2009 by kmr

Has NC gone to the dogs. You know, the blue dogs. There was some hope that that at least some of the people the netroots rallied around would play nice, but those hopes seem to be fading. Larry Kissell has … Continue reading →

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NC4 race already going

Posted on November 2, 2009 by kmr

Fun. Tea Party Republican George Hutchins is already going at it. Here’s a screen cap from his rather brightly colored web site.

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Statement from Elaine Marshall

Posted on September 10, 2009 by kmr

Via Thomas Mills: Statement from Secretary of State Elaine Marshall: “On Tuesday, I filed my papers to set up an Exploratory Committee for United States Senate. With unemployment at the highest level in decades, foreclosures continuing to increase and people … Continue reading →

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quick survey

Posted on September 9, 2009 by kmr

5 out of 7 headlines read something like President says ‘stop bickering and pass health care’ Speech and transcript at C&L Also: some asshat from S.C. performs as one might expect. Rage channel here.

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Marshall in Senate race

Posted on September 9, 2009 by kmr

Secretary of State Elaine Marshall made it official today: She’ll run to unseat Richard Burr next year. Marshall tried unsuccessfully to win the nomination and the chance to run against Liddy Dole in 2002. She joins Durham attorney Kenneth Lewis … Continue reading →

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Public Options

Posted on August 18, 2009 by kmr

Interesting theme shift on the immediate horizon: no health care bill or a bad health care bill — the result of compromise after compromise with folks who, in the end, won’t even vote for their own compromise — is going … Continue reading →

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