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Insurance Commissioner Jim Long Kicks Off 2008 Re-election Campaign

Submitted by Wayne Goodwin on Wed, 09/12/2007 - 9:28pm.

Insurance Commissioner Jim Long kicked off his 2008 re-election campaign last night at the Sheraton Imperial Hotel in Durham. ... It has become tradition for Long to jumpstart his re-election at the ANNUAL SALUTE TO JIM LONG.

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TrueMeckDem on Myers Park Pat

"My opinion of Pat has changed over the years. I used to think he was truly a man of the people but the longer he has been mayor, the less I think of him.

As with most cities, Charlotte has three political parties: Dem, Rep, and Chamber of Commerce. Pat is definitely the puppet of the COC here. What is good for business is good for Charlotte and Pat ... very personable guy, he has gotten a bunch of Dems in these parts to vote for him but I don't trust him."

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