[fieldmarshaldj]

"I know almost nothing about Broyhill. Can anyone fill me in?"

Broyhill is running solely on the name. He is, of course, the son of former Congressman and Senator Jim Broyhill, and has $$. This isn't the same district his dad represented, which was in the adjacent (old) 10th to the west. Besides his dad, he claims to have Jesse Helms serving as an honorary co-chair, and seems to bridge the gap between the old establishment Mountain Republicans embodied by his family name, and the Helms Republicans. He wouldn't be such a bad selection on that, but we need Vernon Robinson in the House. Broyhill ought to return to the 10th and wait for Cass Ballenger's retirement (and at 77, I can't see him remaining much longer -- he succeeded Jim Broyhill when he was appointed to the Senate), I think that's a better bet.

[NCSteve]

but we need Vernon Robinson in the House.

You said that right. Vernon is my pick.

[blue-chip]

is it true that Helvey has all of his possesions in his wife's name? Or that he has Scott Livengood as his Finance Chair (who was also Erskine Bowles Finance Chair)?

Interesting!!