There's political news out of North Carolina. The Democratic nominee against US Rep. Robin Hayes is a 27 year-old former Miss Raleigh! Oh wait, maybe that was the big news last week. This weekend the big news is that former Charlotte mayor Richard Vinroot has dropped out of the run-off for the Republican nomination for governor. That means Patrick Ballantine will be Gov. Mike Easley's opponent in November. Ballantine, a 39 year-old former state senator from the Eastern part of the state, is generally viewed as more of a threat to Easley than Vinroot would have been, though Easley is still favored in this race. Ballantine and Vinroot had both won approximately 30% of the vote in the primary last Tuesday.
In other political news from the Tar Heel state, it appears that the Republicans caucus in the state legislature will be considerably more conservative next year following the defeat of a number of key moderate Republicans.
Posted by armand at July 25, 2004 07:35 PM | TrackBack | Posted to Politics