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Wayne Goodwin Receives Endorsement from The Independent Weekly; Indy Questions Smith's independence from the insurance industry

Submitted by Wayne Goodwin on Wed, 04/23/2008 - 12:42am.

The Independent Weekly trusts Wayne Goodwin and endorsed him for Insurance Commissioner. However, Indy does not trust Goodwin's opponent, David Smith, and had a serious concern about Smith's work on behalf of the insurance industry and how it may affect Smith's judgment if Smith is elected Insurance Commissioner.

The Independent Weekly Highlights Wayne Goodwin's Race for Insurance Commissioner and Promotes Public Financing

Submitted by Wayne Goodwin on Thu, 04/10/2008 - 3:02am.

I believe fellow BlueNC'ers will enjoy and appreciate this week's article by Bob Geary of The Independent Weekly.

In it he writes:

Four years ago, Democrat Wayne Goodwin was running for state labor commissioner, and his campaign consisted mainly of long days trapped in a cubicle with a telephone, as he called everyone he knew and asked for contributions. Campaigns, he decided, were "like a modern-day Frankenstein's monster, scaring the villagers and candidates alike" with their insatiable demands for money.

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"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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