Etheridge can't overcome Ellmers' lead in recount

WRAL TV ^ | 10/19/10 | WRAL.com

[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.

[BelegStrongbow]

Winning one for the Gipper. The rookie hits it out of the park.

[DarthVader]

Bye Bye “Who are you” Bob!!

That which is not Constitutional has been sterilized.

[luvie]

Awesome news! Another one bites the dust!

[AAABEST]

[November 2010]

Hey Bob! Who are you? Who are you now?

Me? I’m one happy conservative.

Wave goodbye to the bully everyone . . .

[who knows what evil?]

All right, Renee! More Rat trash kicked to the curb...

[JPG]

He’ll have lots of time now for his infamous four martini lunches.

[Lazlo in PA]

"Hey punk! It looks like I have to find a real job. How about mall cop chasing rotten kids with skate boards."

[Huskrrrr]

Welcome to Dumpsville, Bob!

[techno]

The #1 mama grizzly Sarah Palin put Ellmers over the top with her late endorsement.

Up to that time, it had been a Lean Democrat race by most pundits.

[BelegStrongbow]

That was the opener but he made a real run. She won in the end with great ground-organization in a terribly-gerrymandered district. Now that NC has a fully R-run state government, maybe NC-2 can be configured in a way that resembles something contiguous.

[November 2010]

Another good looking Republican lady wins.

[BelegStrongbow]

You’d have to live around NC-2 to know exactly how furious people are here with the powers that were. I really commend Sarah for putting her oar in. That really helped!

[DarthVader]

You bet and he will also get sued by the kid he grabbed. May he get it stuck all the way up his fanny.

[wmileo]

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

[TribalPrincess2U]

This takes away a little bit of the sting from losing a couple others.

Arrogant azz been around too long. They all start thinking they’re gods.

[TribalPrincess2U]

ACORN?

[FreedomProtector]

Renee Elmers should be able to contribute significantly and positively to health care related issues.

Repealing Obambi-care and replacing it with real free market reforms is going to be a challenge. She should have policy savoy in this area.

Her pro-life stand is worthy of admiration and respect.

[BelegStrongbow]

They sure do. But it seems the temptation is monumental. Etheridge used to authentically be a moderate Democrat, rating somewhere in the low 40’s by the ACU. The last two years he rated less than 5. Last year he got a zero. The man changed. The people noticed. Now, he needs a new job.

Guess he now understands how the rest of us feel, yes?

[bwc2221]

The NRCC said Renee and her campaign “weren't ready for prime time” and gave her minimal support. The GOP establishment distanced itself from Renee when she ran a campaign ad criticizing the Ground Zero Mosque. She won Sarah Palin’s endorsement.

The establishment-backed North Carolina Republican Congressional challengers all lost but Renee won because, as Sarah would say, she “fought like a girl.”