I’m looking at this from a long distance perspective but it seems to me that Price’s and Miller’s voting records are very similiar. Ideologically, it seems like six of one - a half dozen of the other.
Does that sound about right?
They are very similar but I respect Price and loath Miller. Miller is an OWS type. Price is a liberal college professor.
Miller was in the NC Senate in 1998 and was in charge of redrawing the congressional districts in NC. He drew a district for himself and quit the NC Senate in ran and won in his district.
Pretty much. The execrable David Price has been the rep from the 4th District (where I live) for several terms, and the new redrawn 4th is even more liberal than the old one. The Democratic machine loves him here in Durham, as much as they can love any white politician, and I expect he’ll be able to beat Miller should they run against each other.
Price is very liberal, which is OK because this district is now going to be as hard-left as anyplace in the country. Between a high black population in Durham and the large universities in Durham and Chapel Hill, we’re so far to the left here that conservatives aren’t even a factor. We’re just objects of curiosity. In 2008 there was virtually no overt display of support (yard signs, bumper stickers, etc.) ANYWHERE around here for McCain/Palin, while every other car you saw on the street had some sort of Obama sticker on it. And many of them still either have their 2008 stickers or have fresh Obama 2012 stickers on.
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Pretty much. I’ll have to look up their votes later when I get a chance, but I suspect that Price’s record may be slightly better. Beyond that, as far as personalities go Miller is the much more obnoxious of the two (thus the Daily Kos endorsement). He isn’t Alan Grayson level nuts though, so he isn’t worth keeping around in order to embarrass the Dems.