Ogre’s Politics and Views

Ah, lots of news these days in North Carolina politics, eh? A couple days ago, former North Carolina Senator Hugh Webster filed for run for US Congress. Now I know Hugh Webster. He is a great guy. He’s a very honest guy (despite his time in the NC Senate). And he’s a smart guy. He wouldn’t have filed to run in this race unless he thought he could win it.

But he’s running against Brad Miller — in a district (the 13th) that Miller personally designed for himself*. This should be a great race to watch. Also, Senator Webster was one of the very few Republicans at the state level who actually helped yours truly when he ran for election, even when I didn’t stand a chance. And Mr. Webster is as pro-gun as you can get.

While I can’t vote for Senator Webster, you can bet I’d be voting and helping if I lived a bit closer to him.

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* In case you’re not aware of how the political system works in North Carolina after over 100 years of one-party (Democrat) rule: the Democrats in the North Carolina Legislature pick which people they want to be in their district (based on who will vote for them), and then the legislators let the people “vote” and “pick” their representative. And no, there are almost no districts where there is any competition at ALL in the general election. Seriously.

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Tags: 2008 Elections, North Carolina Government //