Big winners
Barack Obama's victory Tuesday was not only historic, it was big-time decisive. No doubt about it: There is a mandate for change across the country.
Kay Hagan grabbed that mood among North Carolina voters, thoroughly beating Elizabeth Dole.
Bev Perdue was narrowly elected North Carolina's first woman governor -- hardly on a platform of change, but let's give her the benefit of the doubt and hope she'll be as energetic, visible and open as she promised -- which would be a change from Mike Easley.
Congratulations, also, to Greensboro's Bob Edmunds, re-elected to the N.C. Supreme Court. His experience is needed there. Suzanne Reynolds was a worthy candidate but came up a little short.
Who won the most votes in North Carolina? Attorney General Roy Cooper, by a wide margin.
If Democrats want to pick their strongest potential challenger to Republican U.S. Sen. Richard Burr in 2010, Cooper's definitely their man.
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When is Dot's last day?
Posted on November 5, 2008 9:30 AM
You forgot "Swimmers"!
Posted on November 5, 2008 11:02 AM
The pool, wherever it's going to be and whatever shape and actual cost it will have, was a big winner.
Posted on November 5, 2008 4:44 PM
Cooper best man for job? Sit on his ass, and was willing to let the Duke* men go to jail, just to get voted for liberals. Failed to go after, Black, Phipps, Wright, all had to be caught by the feds.
Hagan, why do you not report, what she promised the atheist? I did not have to check, her atheist voters, came to me a made it clear.
they had their anti religious shirts on.
Any idiot, knew after a week, this was a complete sham. One poster ( Jaycee) was all over this in a few day.
Now your paper can start those letters,I wrote Burr and did not get a answer.
Posted on November 6, 2008 8:28 AM