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How BLUE is Guilford County?
When Browns Summit farmer Steve Troxler, a Republican, loses his home county to a Democratic lawyer from Wake County who's previously been unsuccessful in runs for lieutenant governor, Congress and the state Supreme Court, you know lots of Guilford County voters only look at the party label.
Other North Carolinians might be more thoughtful, because it looks like Troxler was narrowly re-elected as agriculture commissioner.
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Voters here in Randolph County stuck to party labels, as well, except that everything was RED. Troxler and all the Republican candidates for Council of State carried the county by huge margins, as did Elizabeth Dole and John McCain.
And strangely enough, one of your "favorite" judicial candidates, Jewell Farlow, won the county by more than 3,600 votes. Did she run with a Republican endorsement?
Posted on November 5, 2008 2:48 PM
Yes, she did. A fat lot the Republicans know.
Posted on November 5, 2008 2:53 PM
I forgot to mention 23-year-old Matthew Lambeth, who was elected to the Randolph County School Board largely because he had signs all over the county identifying him as a "Republican for school board." I voted against him because of his shameless effort to bring partisan politics into a school board race. Our kids deserve better.
Posted on November 5, 2008 3:49 PM
I would feel the same way.
Posted on November 5, 2008 4:16 PM
Both of you overlook Matthew's capabilities for what you read his sign for.
Did you ever once talk to him during his campaign and see what his issues were?
Posted on December 31, 2008 6:59 PM
We didn't provide any news coverage of or make any editorial comments about the Randolph County school board race. I made the comment above on the basis of my firm belief that partisan politics has no place in school governance.
Posted on January 1, 2009 11:35 AM