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Etheridge can't overcome Ellmers' lead in recount
WRAL TV ^ | 10/19/10 | WRAL.com

Posted on 11/19/2010 10:53:49 AM PST by BelegStrongbow

Republican Renee Ellmers has unseated veteran Congressman Bob Etheridge, according to unofficial results of a recount in the tight race.

Etheridge, a seven-term Democrat, picked up six votes on Ellmers after voting results from 10 counties were tabulated a second time, but it was nowhere near enough to overcome her 1,489-vote lead following the Nov. 2 election.

(Excerpt) Read more at wral.com ...


TOPICS: Breaking News; Politics/Elections; US: North Carolina
KEYWORDS: 2010midterms; eldridge; ellmers; goppickups; nc; nc2010; recount; whoareyou
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To: TribalPrincess2U

Thanks. I almost forgot about their less than glorious past.


21 posted on 11/19/2010 11:07:11 AM PST by wmileo
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To: techno
The #1 mama grizzly Sarah Palin put Ellmers over the top...

No that can't be. Sarah Palin caused the loss of so many seats...can't you read? She's is nothing but a detriment to the Republican party. /s (heavy)

22 posted on 11/19/2010 11:08:26 AM PST by Outlaw Woman (Lock & Load-Coming to a Neighborhood near you)
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To: wmileo
How does a drunken heap of monkey spunk like Etheridge win seven times in a generally Red State like NC?

North Carolina arguably has the most egregious gerrymandering in the country. This is going to change very soon. Republicans won control of both the NC house and senate for the first time in 112 years.

23 posted on 11/19/2010 11:09:33 AM PST by FreedomProtector
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To: FreedomProtector

That was the center-piece of her campaign. I have to admit, hearing her claim to be a pro-life conservative RN seemed at first something like an oxymoron. Back in CA, the nurses’ union is a front for the Marxist wing of the Democratic Party (and I knew a bunch of the worst ones personally). But the more I saw her speak and act, the clearer it became: she’s the real thing, being a nurse is and should be a strong incentive to being pro-life and conservative and I pray she will stand with her fellow freshmen to hold the party leaders’ feet to these issues.


24 posted on 11/19/2010 11:10:35 AM PST by BelegStrongbow (St. Joseph, patron of fathers, pray for us!)
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To: wmileo
How does a drunken heap of monkey spunk like Etheridge win seven times in a generally Red State like NC?

He's one of those types who you can tell is a big-time drinker just by looking at him.

25 posted on 11/19/2010 11:11:53 AM PST by AAABEST (Et lux in tenebris lucet: et tenebrae eam non comprehenderunt)
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To: bwc2221

Yep, she used FaceBook, twitter and a constant round of local meet-and-greets to win this. It’s actually the Michelle Bachmann system, and she implemented it like she’d been doing it for years.


26 posted on 11/19/2010 11:12:07 AM PST by BelegStrongbow (St. Joseph, patron of fathers, pray for us!)
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To: BelegStrongbow

Thanks for posting this, Beleg!

I was going to but got busy at work. Outstanding news!

I called his Raleigh office and played the “Who are you?” remix over the phone. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3hkpSNp-Zbc

They hung up on me. Hahaha!


27 posted on 11/19/2010 11:16:08 AM PST by Constitution Day
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To: FreedomProtector

Take a look:

http://www.govtrack.us/congress/findyourreps.xpd?state=NC&district=2


28 posted on 11/19/2010 11:16:40 AM PST by BelegStrongbow (St. Joseph, patron of fathers, pray for us!)
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To: BelegStrongbow

An 8-term incumbent couldn’t even win in his own gerrymandered district. That shows you how pissed off the public is.


29 posted on 11/19/2010 11:17:53 AM PST by antiRepublicrat
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To: BelegStrongbow
But the more I saw her speak and act, the clearer it became: she’s the real thing, being a nurse is and should be a strong incentive to being pro-life and conservative and I pray she will stand with her fellow freshmen to hold the party leaders’ feet to these issues

The few speeches I have heard....the first thing which came to mind....’this is not a politician’--a real breath of fresh air....

She should be grounded in her principles well enough so the monstrosity we call ‘DC’ won't corrupt her.

30 posted on 11/19/2010 11:18:51 AM PST by FreedomProtector
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To: Constitution Day

Ain’t it great, CD? You gotta know Alia is woo-hooing for us. :)


31 posted on 11/19/2010 11:19:08 AM PST by BelegStrongbow (St. Joseph, patron of fathers, pray for us!)
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To: wmileo

“How does a drunken heap of monkey spunk like Etheridge win seven times in a generally Red State like NC? “

Funny you should ask...a number of other inquiring minds would like to know exactly how it is such a red state seems to vote so blue!!

http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/5937556/ballot_machine_malfunctions_reported.html

We the People need to start double time investigating this before another election cycle rolls by!!


32 posted on 11/19/2010 11:20:02 AM PST by mo
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To: Lazlo in PA

Well, maybe he can get a job with the TSA. He certainly has the right experience for the job.


33 posted on 11/19/2010 11:21:19 AM PST by No Truce With Kings (I *saw* November from my house.)
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To: No Truce With Kings

YERRR OUT!!!!!


34 posted on 11/19/2010 11:26:22 AM PST by ScottinVA (The West needs to act NOW to aggressively treat its metastasizing islaminoma!)
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To: FreedomProtector
She should be grounded in her principles well enough so the monstrosity we call ‘DC’ won't corrupt her.

God willing, you will be right. I would be happy if she manages as much as four terms and stays upright. As I suggested above, I think the Washington temptations are monumental, the constant whispering to 'be nuanced and show maturity' so insistent and persuasive that even the most determined folks can lose their bearings over time. Doesn't always happen, but look at Cornyn and Kyl, didn't we use to think they were rock-ribbed and guaranteed for the life of the watch?

35 posted on 11/19/2010 11:26:42 AM PST by BelegStrongbow (St. Joseph, patron of fathers, pray for us!)
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To: BelegStrongbow
gerry mandering for NC2 is deplorable.

gerry mandering for NC12 is even a bigger joke:

http://www.govtrack.us/congress/findyourreps.xpd?state=NC&district=12

....even the more ‘square’ districts in NC are very carefully gerrymandered. The democrats win 55 to 45 in many districts. The Republicans win 78 to 22 in a few districts. A reasonable estimate -- Republicans will pick up 5 to 8 U.S. house seats when NC house districts are redrawn.

36 posted on 11/19/2010 11:32:48 AM PST by FreedomProtector
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To: Outlaw Woman
For someone so “dumb and unqualified,” Sarah Palin has played a major role in ending the political careers of a number of Democrats and RINOs.
37 posted on 11/19/2010 11:35:59 AM PST by bwc2221
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To: BelegStrongbow

HA! I can’t believe it was even a close race for Mr. Who are you. Who in the hell votes for people like him, Barney Frank, Rangel, etc.


38 posted on 11/19/2010 11:37:58 AM PST by mojitojoe (In itÂ’s 1600 years of existence, Islam has 2 main accomplishments, psychotic violence and goat curr)
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To: BelegStrongbow

Well done, Renee!!

39 posted on 11/19/2010 11:44:38 AM PST by ScottinVA (The West needs to act NOW to aggressively treat its metastasizing islaminoma!)
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To: BelegStrongbow
Good riddance to this drunken bully. After January he can drink himself silly on his taxpayer funded pension.
40 posted on 11/19/2010 11:47:24 AM PST by 4yearlurker (Well,so far Hope & Change SUCKS!!!!!)
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