Our Informer

Next week, with Easter observance over, politics will pick up the pace. State and local candidates in primaries will be intensifying efforts to gain recognition…and paint opponents as despicable people unworthy of public office. Think the current race for 25th Judicial District Attorney. Charges hurled by both camps in the GOP primary could be the script for a Class B movie or TV reality show.

Prediction: the GOP primary battle for the 10th Congressional District race will attract national attention.

(more…)

The North Carolina Republicans demonstrated that grass roots work pays off. For the first time in recent history, there is a Republican candidate for all 50 Senate seats. Republicans up for seven senate seats have no opposition, including Austin Allran of Hickory and Debbie Clary of Shelby. The Senate minority leader Phil Berger also will coast into office in November.

To gain a majority, Republicans will need 26 seats and seven are in the bank. Several other seats will go to Republican primary winners.

(more…)