The Earth Shifted
When Mark Harris bowed out of the Republican Primary for Congress in the 9th District Dan Bishop had to make a decision quickly – a State Senator, Bishop had a little name identification in Charlotte but he wasn’t well known in the rest of the District. He decided he’d run but with the election only weeks away he didn’t have time to raise the money he needed so he used $250,000 of his own hard-earned savings to launch his campaign.
When the starting gate opened ten candidates charged down the track and Dan Bishop charged into the lead, the first candidate to be on TV telling voters where he stood on issues.
Then S-W-O-O-S-H the ground moved beneath his feet.
Leigh Brown, an unknown candidate, a newcomer, had little chance of winning when her campaign started but then, last Friday, the National Realtors Association, part of the Swamp, spent $674,000 buying TV ads to elect her.
It can happen to you on a Sunday morning strolling down the street, at night sitting in the dark corner of a bar, on your knees in church, or in a campaign: Lightning strikes and in a heartbeat your world – like Dan Bishop’s – turns upside down.
The Earth Shifted
When Mark Harris bowed out of the Republican Primary for Congress in the 9th District Dan Bishop had to make a decision quickly – a State Senator, Bishop had a little name identification in Charlotte but he wasn’t well known in the rest of the District. He decided he’d run but with the election only weeks away he didn’t have time to raise the money he needed so he used $250,000 of his own hard-earned savings to launch his campaign.
When the starting gate opened ten candidates charged down the track and Dan Bishop charged into the lead, the first candidate to be on TV telling voters where he stood on issues.
Then S-W-O-O-S-H the ground moved beneath his feet.
Leigh Brown, an unknown candidate, a newcomer, had little chance of winning when her campaign started but then, last Friday, the National Realtors Association, part of the Swamp, spent $674,000 buying TV ads to elect her.
It can happen to you on a Sunday morning strolling down the street, at night sitting in the dark corner of a bar, on your knees in church, or in a campaign: Lightning strikes and in a heartbeat your world – like Dan Bishop’s – turns upside down.