[fieldmarshaldj]

NC discussion *ping*

It's just amazing that the 'Rats caught all the breaks for NC statewide offices in '00. Surely we'll capture a few, most notably the Scott-Phipps office, this time around.

I'm hoping we'll beat Easley, but I don't think we're seeing the critical mass yet to take him down. JZ, I know you're more a Cobey man and I'm a Ballantine supporter (fortunately, this ain't an Ah-nold vs. McClintock choice, since both Pat & Bill are good guys).

I'm hoping Mr. Robinson gets the nomination outright, though with such a crowded field, is probably too slim a chance, but you never know...

I see you mentioned the named Harold Brubaker, the former Speaker of the House from '95-'99. I didn't realize he was a RINO, that's too bad... :-(

[JohnnyZ]

Harold Brubaker, the former Speaker of the House from '95-'99. I didn't realize he was a RINO

That's the really strange thing. Ideologically I think he's fairly conservative. But he's been the force behind the Richard Morgan "let's give control of the NC House to the Democrats and redistrict conservative Republicans out of office" sleazemobile. I talked with Bill Boyd a bit and he seems to be an honest and decent guy, but he's very close to Brubaker and I'm afraid he'll do whatever HB says as LT Gov.

Surely we'll capture a few, most notably the Scott-Phipps office, this time around.

Hopefully, but I wouldn't count on it at this point. Brit Cobb was appointed after Meg Scott Phipps resigned, promising to fix the dept and not to run for reelection. He's won a lot of praise for -- well, mostly for not being a corrupt ***** like MSP -- and now he's going to run for reelection.