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WXYC News Election Eve Eve Special, Sunday November 2d, 5 PM
This Sunday, November 2d, at 5 PM, political reporter and analyst Chris Brook will be joining me for a special Election Eve Eve edition of WXYC News. We'll have the (almost) final word on developments in the Presidential race, and Chris's overview of the battleground states, including our own home state, North Carolina. We'll also be talking about the NC Senate and Gubernatorial races, and we'll wind up the hour with a review of what to look for on Election Night and Chris's final predictions of election results. We hope you'll tune in.
Rick Igou
Date:
Sunday, November 2, 2008 - 12:00pm
Early voting starts today! Here's a handy list of locations and hours via the Chapel Hill Herald:
I am sure you have all sorted out the Presidential race already, but there are lots of other races on the ballot this year. About half of them are partisan (ie Dems vs. Reps), but quite a few are not. Let's take a look at the non-partisan races...
In the upcoming election, for Progressives, is BJ Lawson an alternative to Representative David Price? BJ Lawson is running as a Republican and his winning the NC 4th Congressional District could contribute to Democrats losing control of the House. Does BJ Lawson believe that there is no role for government in regulating the financial system or industry?
On the other hand, how in the world could the question of a Republican possibly having a chance against an incumbent Democrat of our District be possible? Could it be related to Representative David Price taking for granted the security of his position to the point of believing that voting for the Wall Street Bail-out twice, US Patriot Act, funding the war for many years (he has recently discontinued this, thanks!), sanctioning the most recent Israeli bombardment of Lebanon, voting in favor of the Bankrupcy law, not being against the bio-defense lab of Butner, etc ... not have any repercussions?
BE AN INFORMED VOTER: Come out and find out how these candidates compare with one another TODAY!
Date:
Tuesday, October 14, 2008 - 2:15pm to 4:00pm
Location:
CARROLL HALL, UNC - Chapel Hill
I'm doing a happy dance here in Egypt because I just received my Orange County absentee ballot, with plenty of time to send it back to Hillsborough before Election Day. I'll be mailing it off in the next day or so.
If you're ready with your endorsements, I'd love to hear them. I'm especially interested in opinions on non-partisan races and anything else where a straight-party Democratic vote might not be the way to go.
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