They might be contenders
Following up on yesterday's post, here's a story from today's paper on potential contenders to replace Kay Hagan in her state senate seat next year.
The summary on the Democratic side:
- * The three House members who live in the district aren't all that interested.
- * County Commission Paul Gibson is "Seriously considering" a run.
- * Former commissioner Margaret Arbuckle and former City Council member Don Vaughan are possibilities.
- * County Commissioner Melvin "Skip" Alston shows some tepid interest in the idea.
- * With a few months before registration happens, there's time for more folks to pop out of the wood work.
On the GOP side, no one who popped to my mind said they were interested and Mark McDaniel, who ran against Hagan in 2002, offered this:
"The district has been drawn too much toward the Democratic Party," McDaniel said. "It's impossible for a Republican to win that seat."
The comment lines are open.
Update: County GOP Chairman Bill Wright and I didn't catch each other yesterday. He says that despite the registration disadvantage, Republicans can challenge for the district.
Although he offered no names, he said the GOP will have a "credible" challenger come 2008.
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If anybody should seek that seat, I would highly
recommend Milton Kern. We need a new face in Raleigh.
Too many "rethreads" being escorted to the alter before the wedding announcement. Can't deal with the "shotgun" politics anymore. We need to be more observant to the fact, that there are other
much more qualified and bonafide people who can serve Guilford County.
The party leadership, whether Democratic or Rebukinism, should allow the voters to make that decision by consensus of those residing in District 27.
I am hoping Milton Kern would consider this run for the House Senate.
Posted on November 1, 2007 2:21 PM