Tag: Dole

Senate Story – Dole vs Hagen

Passing this along from the Senate race in NC – Go Hagen Team!

Well, I may have had the oddest GOTV job of the election season.  Dressed as Dorothy, along with my friend Tin Man, we followed Senator Elizabeth Dole around for a week on her ‘Elizabus’ tour across North Carolina.  We were there to remind folks that Dole was registered to vote in Kansas for 25 years before switching her registration to run in NC, and TinMan reminded folks that she has accepted more than $300K in contributions from Big Oil.  We got a little bit of press and were a constant annoyance, and then the unthinkable happened.  Please see attached picture

We have entered into high level negotiations to bring Elizabeth Dole back to Kansas. We are close to realizing our dream. Photo from Union County Summit attached. Negotions could be described as ‘business like’. Tin ManSent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry

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Homosexual Panic in North Carolina!!!!!!!!

When you have neglected your state, the voters barely remember you, you have a voting record long in support of George W. Bush, and you haven’t done anything for your state in 6 years, there is one path to take to Victory in North Carolina – Homosexual Panic!!!!!!!!!!!!

Sam Graves of Missouri have have run the worst gay bashing campaign thus far for a House seat, but Liddy Dole has just crawled into the mud in hitting Kay Hagan with ties to not only gay people (gasp!) but ATHEISTS as well (horrors!).  The link with visuals of Dole’s fliers below.  

http://pageoneq.com/news/2008/…

Somewhere in Hell, Jesse Helms is smiling.

If anyone reads this diary please drop a mention in the comments of who you believe has run the most homophobic campaign for the Senate and House in 2008.  

Peace.

NC-Sen: Hagan’s husband part of controversial country club

(SSP management note: The original diary title was a bit inflammatory and misleading — I edited it to tone it down a notch. I think we need to take a chill pill here for a moment.)

just breaking — this could really f-up our chances in NC…

from politico…

The husband of North Carolina Democratic Senate hopeful Kay Hagan is a lifelong member of an exclusive country club that didn’t admit its first black member until 1995, Hagan’s campaign disclosed Tuesday.

Charles “Chip” Hagan III, a businessman and former Democratic county leader, “supported opening up membership” at the 1,000-member Greensboro Country Club – but remained a member for years despite his opposition to the club’s de facto segregation policy, Hagan spokeswoman Colleen Flanagan told Politico.

Kay Hagan, who is counting on strong support among North Carolina’s black Democrats to unseat Republican incumbent Elizabeth Dole, has never been a member of the club herself, Flanagan added.

“Chip supported broadening the membership to include African Americans and others,” she said. “Though it took longer than it should have, Greensboro County Club fully desegregated in 1995 and remains so today.”

Hagan, a state senator and niece of former Florida Sen. Lawton Chiles, leads Dole by one to three points in a race that is one of the most bitterly fought in the country.  

NC-Sen – Hagan 49, Dole 42

http://www.publicpolicypolling…

Kay Hagan has expanded her lead over Liddy Dole to 7 points, 49-42.  Those rocking chair guys have been brutal to Liddy.

And then there’s that other race: Obama 51, McCain 44.

Meanwhile, thru the first 4 days of early voting in NC, the record-setting turnout has been 62% DEM, 21% GOP, 17% Ind. This compares to the registration that is 46% DEM, 32% GOP, 22% Ind.  This cannot be anything but good news for Democrats up and down the ballot.