Posted on 11/14/2006 6:29:44 PM PST by Clintonfatigued
A recount is eminent in the race for North Carolinas 8th District seat in the U.S. House, say campaign officials.
But just when that recount will be is still unknown.
As of Wednesday afternoon, Republican Congressman Robin Hayes led grassroots challenger Larry Kissell (D) by 346 votes out of 121,090 ballots cast.
(Excerpt) Read more at independenttribune.com ...
I find it amazing that a late-entering, third-tier Democrat nominee in a conservative district can come this close to defeating a Republican incumbent in North Carolina.
Incidentally, this wasn't caused by a national wave. It was caused by Robin Hayes' repeated broken promises and deceiptful statements about trade agreements that are unpopular in North Carolina.
A recount is imminent.
How did this writer graduate from college?
Main Entry: em·i·nent
Pronunciation: 'e-m&-n&nt
Function: adjective
Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French or Latin; Anglo-French, from Latin eminent-, eminens, present participle of eminEre to stand out, from e- + -minEre; akin to Latin mont-, mons mountain -- more at MOUNT
1 : standing out so as to be readily perceived or noted : CONSPICUOUS
2 : jutting out : PROJECTING
3 : exhibiting eminence especially in standing above others in some quality or position : PROMINENT
synonym see FAMOUS
Main Entry: im·mi·nent
Pronunciation: 'i-m&-n&nt
Function: adjective
Etymology: Latin imminent-, imminens, present participle of imminEre to project, threaten, from in- + -minEre (akin to Latin mont-, mons mountain) -- more at MOUNT
: ready to take place; especially : hanging threateningly over one's head
- im·mi·nent·ly adverb
Sure doesn't seem to take much knowledge to be a reporter these days.
LMAO!!!!!
The victor in the imminent recount will be eminent. The rain in Spain falls mainly...
Outcome-based education...
But it did pass spell check.
Good to know
Robin Hayes claimed to be "flat out, horizontally opposed" to CAFTA, and maintained that stance right up until literally the eleventh hour, when Dennis Hastert took him into the cloak room and twisted his arm to change his vote. Among the 10,000+ textile jobs lost in his district since the year 2000 were 5,000 or so lost when Cannon Mills went under. Robin Hayes is an heir to the Cannon fortune, is one of the wealthier members of the House, and is president of Mount Pleasant Hosiery Mills. His vote switch was perceived as no small betrayal in his district, which had reelected him three times prior to 2006. The Democrat who has given him such a fight is a former textile mill worker, who lost his job after 27 years due to a factory closing, and is a total novice to politics, at one point having only $88 and some change to finance his election campaign.
In other news, let's hope the GOP makes imminent domain a big issue in 2008. That's a definite winner.
"I cast a "no" vote and it just didn't register, I tried to correct the record...."
Cute. I bet that went over like a lead brick with the mountain folk.
If that were the case Hayes would have lost years ago.
He's always held the district narrowly, and the electoral climate this year pushed it to a matter of a few votes.
Thank you - I was going to say that.
I cringe every time I hear "imminent domain." Now they've come up with an eminent recount. I might give it eminent status if a Republican wins.
My favorite one is "hypocracy" - government by hypocrites.
Damn! Spell check screws up again.
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