AltWeeklies Wire
McCrory tacks to center at Greensboro Republican gathering
Pat McCrory, the Republican nominee for governor and former mayor of Charlotte, told a friendly crowd at a party fundraiser at Starmount Forest Country Club in Greensboro on Sunday that the party needs to work hard and broaden its appeal to win in November.
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Jordan Green |
08-22-2012 |
Elections
Romney & Ryan Visit High Point, N.C.
Gov. Mitt Romney, the presumptive Republican nominee for president, and his newly chosen running mate, US Rep. Paul Ryan addressed upwards of a thousand supporters in a sweltering North Carolina furniture factory as large crowds turned out and the GOP rank and file showed signs of growing enthusiasm for their ticket.
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Jordan Green |
08-15-2012 |
Elections
Gender and age separate two change-making candidates in N.C. District 71new
Everette Witherspoon, a 34-year-old Forsyth County commissioner announced he was running for a seat in the NC General Assembly the day Larry Womble announced he wasn't.
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Jordan Green |
04-26-2012 |
Elections
The Fixersnew
Illegal electioneering, a dubious PAC and pay-to-play politics in Forsyth County, North Carolina.
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Jordan Green |
04-26-2012 |
Elections
Ideological Purity Tests Roil N.C. Republican Primary Contestsnew
Republicans hold a significant advantage in voter registration in Forsyth County, N.C., and the Republican primary is playing out as a tug-of-war between outspoken conservatives who draw hard lines on issues such as taxation, prayer before government meetings and immigration, and moderates who are willing to work more closely with Democrats.
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Jordan Green |
04-20-2012 |
Elections
Obama Campaign Pours Resources Into North Carolina Triad Regionnew
A capacity crowd packed the Obama campaign's Winston-Salem headquarters during a grand opening on Feb. 29 in which organizers urged volunteers to sign up for phone banking with neighborhood team leaders.
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Jordan Green |
03-08-2012 |
Elections
Redistricting and Retirement Opens Forsyth Legislative Races
When Gov. Bev Perdue issued a statement on Jan. 26 that she would not seek re-election, Winston-Salem Mayor Allen Joines was inundated with e-mails, text messages and phone calls from friends, colleagues and supporters.
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Keith T. Barber |
02-16-2012 |
Elections
Elisabeth Motsinger Looks to Unseat U.S. Rep. Virginia Foxx
On Jan. 12, inside the well appointed home of Stephanie Pellet and her husband Rajesh, Elisabeth Motsinger quietly launched her campaign for US Congress.
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Keith T. Barber |
02-16-2012 |
Elections
Why don't people vote?new
Voter turnout in local elections is abysmally low, though it is difficult to pinpoint exactly why so many people abstain.
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Eric Ginsburg |
08-10-2011 |
Elections
Peoples Guide to Redistricting in Guilford County, N.C.new
Redrawing the political district boundaries for the Guilford County Commission is potentially more complicated than it was with the Greensboro City Council, where that board approved a partisan gerrymandered map and then rescinded it after constituents responded with outrage.
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Jordan Green |
05-26-2011 |
Elections
Lawbreaking, Impropriety and Fraudnew
Conflicting statements, allegations of election fraud, intense emotions and harsh criticism of Forsyth County Director of Elections Rob Coffman permeated every moment of a four-hour public hearing held by the Forsyth Board of Elections in Winston-Salem on Monday.
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Jordan Green |
02-14-2011 |
Elections
Polarized Electorate: The Changing Face of the 13th Congressional Districtnew
The electorates of the precincts that swung from blue to red in the rural northern counties and in Guilford and Wake, N.C. share some common attributes. They are almost all Democratic leaning, some with outright majorities, and all feature sizeable white majorities.
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Jordan Green |
12-01-2010 |
Elections
Guilford Democrats Mobilize Resources and Enthusiasm Against Concerted Republican Effortnew
The tidal wave of Republican anger at government in Washington and Raleigh crashed up against a Democratic beachhead in Guilford County, where superior registration numbers, frantic last-minute campaigning and reserves of enthusiasm denied the GOP the opportunity to pick up seats.
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Jordan Green and Brian Clarey |
11-04-2010 |
Elections
