Senate race

is willing to run.

But I've never heard of this guy. He doesn't seem to have much of a record. Are we really at the "it's a warm body and it's breathing", stage?

Not a lot of people had heard of John Edwards when he first announced for Senate, either.

Hahahahahahaha.

And this is what passes for glowing praise . . .

I know many conservatives roll their eyes upon mention of either of the Doles, but perception is very often different from reality. Mrs. Dole’s lifetime rating from the American Conservative Union for her years in the Senate is 91. By comparison, Fred Thompson’s is only 86, and John McCain’s is only 83. She is only 3 points lower than Sam Brownback’s 94. She has a lifetime rating of zero from NARAL. She has a grade of A from the NRA. She even was one of only 29 Senators to vote against the children’s health insurance bill that the President recently vetoed. On more than one occasion, I have said something nice about her to another Republican only to hear them grumble, “She’s not a real conservative.” If a 91 from the American Conservative Union and an A from the NRA is not a “real conservative”, then what is? Yes, she did make some comments suggesting gun restrictions when running in 2000, but I try to look more at someone’s voting record than at a few statements taken out of context.

Hilarious!

He sounds like a candidate with enough money to take her out. On the other hand, who is he?

"Keep the Faith"

This is all getting really interesting, but from where I sit, the go-to guy is still Grier Martin. As I've said until even I'm tired of it . . . this election is going to be first and foremost about national security. No Democratic candidate can beat Grier on that issue.

Will he run? We'll find out soon. I've heard that he has to report to Army Reserve training in the next couple of weeks - and that he may be there for as long as a month. If that's true, he'll have to announce one way or the other before he ships out.

A publicist's dream come true.

He may really want to run, but we are way, way past time, so this should be "anyone announce so we can start fundraising" time. I mean, it's waaay past Labor Day, what event are potential candidates waiting for to happen before they decide to run? Just makes us look bad that we can't field a candidate.

But I look forward to this guy announcing and starting the mission of getting a Dem in the Senate seat who will truly represent our state.

aggressive and energetic support and encouragement.

The elctricity generated by the Party around this individual must be great enough to catch the eye of America.....

This person must be made the "great hope" of the Democrats in North Carolina and must command the attention of us all where-ever and whenever he, or she makes the slightest move.

The energy generated around this person will dictate the potential and perception of others everywhere else in the country which will have a great effect on the money which will be required.

This candidate must must be dynamic and come out of nowhere to champion the Democratic cause as a US Senator in Washington DC.