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Best of Luck to All!

Submitted by Grace on Tue, 05/06/2008 - 5:01am.

It's 5:00 am.. the alarm rings ...

That means candidates, volunteers and campaign staff all across North Carolina are getting up, ready to begin one of the most exciting Primary Election Days in recent history. To all of them, I raise my mug in toast and appreciation for all you have done and will do to further the democratic process.

I hope you have a most wonderful day. Tomorrow, you rest.

Thanks gcloud. (Graphic added by James.) Let us know what's happening out there!

What are the progressive issues, and where do the candidates stand?

Submitted by teepack on Sun, 05/04/2008 - 9:37pm.

So what are the real progressive issues, and are any of them being discussed on the campaign trail in North Carolina?

Hillary's "glass ceiling" voter drive

Submitted by earthwater on Wed, 03/07/2007 - 11:36am.

Boldly taking on one of the most important issues of our time,

AP — Washington — Tue Mar 6, 6:31 PM ET
Democratic front-runner Hillary Rodham Clinton called Tuesday for the majority of voters — women — to help her break the nation's highest glass ceiling by electing her the first female president.

And that's right in line with what kos wrote in the Washington Post ten months ago:

WTF does Hillary stand for?

Submitted by earthwater on Tue, 03/06/2007 - 9:22am.

If you visit John Edwards's website, there's a nice, prominent tab labeled "Issues," where a few of the biggest issues are discussed.

Go to Barack Obama's website, and "Issues" brings you a bigger variety of our current concerns.

At Dennis Kucinich's website, "Issues" is right there handy, and you get a mission statement, plus Dennis's top ten.

There are also "Issues" links for Chris Dodd, Mike Gravel, Bill Richardson, Wes Clark, Joe Biden, and ten minor candidates. (The Rev. Al Sharpton has not announced, and has no candidate site yet.)

Each of the other candidates' websites have an "Issues" link, but if you want to know where Hillary stands on the issues, good luck.

Health Care for Insurance Companies?

Submitted by earthwater on Thu, 03/01/2007 - 2:34pm.

I'd just like to bring another blog to everyone's attention; I hope this is okay, as I don't have much to add. DrSteveB at DailyKos presents an outline of recent proposals for "universal health care" that he says benefit the insurance companies and don't do much for the people in the way of bringing low cost health care to everyone. I'd be grateful for your comments, either here, or at his blog.

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And Helms begat Reagan...


Arguably, Ronald Reagan's Helms enabled win in the 1976 NC primary was all the encouragement he needed to try again in 1980, setting the stage for the Reagan Revolution and synergistic escapades like this one...

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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