Blue Dems
2011-07-25 - by
North Carolina Democrats are, truly, blue these days.
My unscientific survey of party leaders and activists last week found mainly gloom about next year’s legislative and congressional races in the face of new, Republican-gerrymandered districts.
Maybe the most telling sign is a phenomenon I haven’t experienced in all my years of politics: North Carolina Democrats hopeful that the presidential candidate will provide a boost.
I’m used to Tar Heel Democrats running as far away from the top of the ticket as they can.
Now, they’re hoping the Obama campaign will pump in millions of dollars and hundreds of paid organizers to boost turnout, reelect Governor Perdue and maybe recapture the House.
As for redistricting, they’re hoping for a loooooong legal fight.
Posted in General, North Carolina - Democrats
Blue Dems
2011-07-25/
North Carolina Democrats are, truly, blue these days.
My unscientific survey of party leaders and activists last week found mainly gloom about next year’s legislative and congressional races in the face of new, Republican-gerrymandered districts.
Maybe the most telling sign is a phenomenon I haven’t experienced in all my years of politics: North Carolina Democrats hopeful that the presidential candidate will provide a boost.
I’m used to Tar Heel Democrats running as far away from the top of the ticket as they can.
Now, they’re hoping the Obama campaign will pump in millions of dollars and hundreds of paid organizers to boost turnout, reelect Governor Perdue and maybe recapture the House.
As for redistricting, they’re hoping for a loooooong legal fight.
Posted in General, North Carolina - Democrats