Neal touts new endorsement
U.S. Senate candidate Jim Neal, of Chapel Hill, picked up an endorsement from the Black Political Caucus of Charlotte-Mecklenburg today. Both he and Greensboro state Sen. Kay Hagan spoke to the group over the weekend. From Neal's news release:
Dwayne Collins, Chairman of the Black Political Caucus of Charlotte-Mecklenburg says, "The membership of the Black Political Caucus is proud to support Mr. Neal with our endorsement in the U.S. Senate race. We thought Jim is the ideal candidate to defeat Elizabeth Dole, and that is why we are behind his candidacy. He was the best candidate on the issues that affect all citizens, but especially members of the African American community. We look forward to working with Jim Neal to improve the lives of the human family of Charlotte and Mecklenburg County."
Neal has been working hard at cultivating support in the African American community. As an example, I'm told both by Neal and folks who were there that he was working the room pretty hard during the CIAA tournament earlier this year.
In other campaign news: Hagan's camp has announced they've "officially" re-launched her website. The re-launch actually happened on Friday but they sent out the news release today.
