Category Archives: Democrats

May SBOE Report Leaves Out “Town Hall” Event

Posted on May 2, 2014 by A.P. Dillon

In the May agenda notes from the State Board of Education meeting on May 1st, the activities section for the State Superintendent did not include the “Town Hall“, which more like a campaign event,  held at Cox Mills High School. … Continue reading →

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About Those Candidate Background Checks…

Posted on May 1, 2014 by A.P. Dillon

News and Record did some background checks on some local candidates running for the NC General Assembly. The candidate name, district and offense were listed. Party affiliation was not. I went ahead and ran that down via the NC Board of Elections. It was kind of a no-brainer since at least 4 of them were running for Alma Adams seat, but hey — let’s play along.

Democrats are putting up such quality candidates these days…must be that quality recruiting. Felonies, misdemeanors, prison time… wow. Continue reading →

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#DM7 Article: Primary Shenanigans In NC

Posted on April 27, 2014 by A.P. Dillon

There are primary shenanigans going on in North Carolina.
Get a whiff of what true desperation smells like. I’ve written about various candidates and a school official promoting the idea of Democrats switching their party affiliation to independent in order to influence the upcoming primary races in Cabarrus county. Now it’s going on in Rowan county too. Continue reading →

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NC Supreme Court Races: Associate Justice Race PT 3

Posted on April 25, 2014 by A.P. Dillon

This Supreme Court Associate Justice race involves three candidates. The sitting Justice, Robin Hudson and two challengers. There will be a primary to narrow the field down to just two candidates. The race is non-partisan in nature, however Hudson, the incumbent, is a Democrat. Her challengers are Republican. In the first installment of the Associate Justice Race, we looked at challenger Jeanette Doran. The second article looked at Eric Levinson. Today we round out this race with a look at Robin Hudson. Continue reading →

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No Reply From Cox Mills High On “Town Hall”

Posted on April 22, 2014 by A.P. Dillon

It’s been four days since I reached out to Cox Mills High School’s assistant principal about the Town Hall/ Campaign event held there on Wednesday, April 16th. I have not received a reply to my email: Continue reading →

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New Fundraising Tactic: Cursing For Clay

Posted on April 21, 2014 by A.P. Dillon

Want to attend a Clay Aiken fundraising event? You need to meet certain criteria.

Bring money
Be a Democrat or Liberal
Have a tolerance for F-bombs

Also, stick around to see Aiken’s interview with the News and Observer Continue reading →

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