Blount stepping down
From our friends at the Associated Press, who are keeping busy this election evening:
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — State Republican Party chairman Ferrell Blount will step down from his post after Election Day, saying he's considering a future run for elected office.The party released a letter Tuesday evening from Blount, a Pitt County farmer who became chairman in August 2003, saying that he would offer his resignation to party officials Thursday.
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