The likes of the infamous leach Peggy Joseph better be reserving every bus for trips around the State and walking every graveyard they can find for voters for November 2, because it looks like a Steam Roller is going to run them over.
White GOP men stand out in early voting
The largest group of early voters in North Carolina is made up of white Republican men, according to an analysis by the nonpartisan Democracy North Carolina, a campaign watchdog group.
During the 2008 Democratic sweep, black Democratic women led all groups during the 17 days of early voting. But during the first three days of early voting this year, it is white Republican men.
"Early voting doesn't favor one party or another, but reveals who's most organized and enthusiastic about making their voices heard," said Bob Hall, director of Democracy North Carolina.
So far early voting has been especially heavy for a midterm election. In the first three days of voting, 72,173 people across the state have cast early ballots.
That's more than the 70,645 votes that had been cast at this point in the 2004 presidential elections. At the same point in 2006, 35,728 votes had been cast. By comparison 266,649 votes were cast during the first three days of 2008.
So far this year, registered Democrats are edging out Republicans, 31,910 to 27,623.
In 2008, by contrast, Democrats were swamping Republicans by 3 to 1.
I will not be voting for ANY Democrats....and that will not be ANY change from what I have ever done in ANY election in NC other than local candidates.
Here is the Republican "steam roller" in my district. Snowballs in hell have more chances in this election vs Keith Ellison. At least his TV ads are A#1 Awesome with a capital A. The good stuff starts .09 seconds in, it's worth it.
(10-20-2010 08:42 AM)Native Georgian Wrote: I don't have the exact data close at hand, but I would guess that Ellison's district gave Bush about 30% in '04 and gave McCain about 25% in '08.
You are almost spot on.
2008:
Ellison took 72% of the vote for Representative in District 5.
Obama took 78% of the vote for President in my voting Ward.
2004
Kerry took 75% of the vote for President in my voting Ward.
Sad thing was that as much as I disagree with everything Obama stands for, and though I voted against him there was still a part of me that was happy. Most Americans (for or against Obama) were proud that we, as a people, have moved from Jim Crow and segregated lunch counters to racial parity within the lifetime of many citizens.
That's why his approval was so high, even those of us who voted against him appreciated the watershed moment this *could have been* for race relations.
All she had to say was "I never thought I would see the day when Martin Luther Kings dream came true"... But in Typical Democrat fashion she put her hand out 'if I take care of him he will take care of me', that's language fit for north Korea, not the USA!
But this really did not get ugly until the talking heads started to blame political, and philosophical opposition to Obama. They went so far as to call *any* criticism of obama evidence of latent American Racism.
In typical Newtonian fashion when they pushed people pushed back and we all went right back in the gutter together.
(10-20-2010 08:42 AM)Native Georgian Wrote: I don't have the exact data close at hand, but I would guess that Ellison's district gave Bush about 30% in '04 and gave McCain about 25% in '08.
As much as I hate RINO's and DINO's this is one of those districts where you need a DINO to run against him in the Primary, Living just south of his district I can tell you that there is not a chance in hell of a republican winning the general.
But if the tide is right in two years and someone runs as a dem against Ellison who is *closer* to sane it would be an improvement.
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A Steam Roller is just getting started.....
