[dirtboy]

In other news, the Black Knight formerly known as Terry McAuliffe claimed that the loss of the NC House was "just a flesh wound."

[billbears]

You know it's like they're never going to finish that recount. It's kind of like the one we had here in Wake County for sheriff. The Republicans won the legislature

[kayak]

:-)

[fortheDeclaration]

Go North Carolina! Join the other newly freed states!

[alancarp]

Ah, redistricting! Thank you, judge...

[aristeides]

Who holds the NC Senate?

[Constitution Day]

NC ping!

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[lilylangtree]

Wish the GOP could take charge in the State of Washington. I'm so sick of the democrazies running the state because the west side (primarily King County) is more populated and heavily democrazy leaving us with the likes of Gary Locke, Patty "Moron" Murray and Maria Cant"budget"well. The only thing that could help the GOP is for King County to have a massive loss of business resulting in high enough unemployment for people to move out of King County and out of the state. Unfortunately, with the number of billionaires and millionaires residing in King County, I don't expect that to occur. Even though I really don't like to see anyone unemployed, that appears to be the only way the GOP is going to take control of the state governorship and legislature.

[HoustonCurmudgeon]

Dog Gone, if this is true perhaps we can get them to turn that DA^^ ^ flag right side up! No I quess that will happen about the time I get you to pay off those 15 beers you owe me ...............

[concerned about politics]

good news....good news....good news....

[AmishDude]

In far-east District 3, a recount in Craven and Pamlico counties showed Republican Michael Gorman winning by 183 votes over Democratic incumbent Alice Graham Underhill

Come on, Craven county should be a Republican stronghold!

Sorry, I couldn't resist!

Besides, it's "far-east". That's code for "conservative" if I've ever heard it!

[KQQL]

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[southernnorthcarolina]

The recount for District 11, centered about 40 miles southwest southeast of Raleigh, was expected to be completed Friday afternoon. Republican Louis Pate, mayor of Mount Olive, remained ahead of House Majority Leader Phil Baddour late Thursday after a partial hand recount.

In far-east District 3, a recount in Craven and Pamlico counties showed Republican Michael Gorman winning by 183 votes over Democratic incumbent Alice Graham Underhill, the daughter of Jim Graham, elected as the state's agriculture commissioner for 36 years. Unofficial results last week had given Gorman a 182-vote lead.

And in District 17, covering part of the Fayetteville area, a machine recount completed Thursday gave Republican lawyer Bonner Stiller a 169-vote lead over Democratic Rep. David Redwine, a 10-term veteran. Stiller had unofficially led by 163 votes last week.

These are big Dems that went down, folks! The importance of taking over the House can't be emphasized enough, since redistricting will be taken up again immediately by the State House and State Senate; the court-ordered plans for the two legislative chambers applied only to 2002, so it is vital that the GOP have a place at the negotiating table, and be prepared, if necessary, to go to court again.

Governor Easley, having had his hat handed to him on the lottery issue, is the lamest lame duck imaginable, and with the loss of the House may have real trouble even getting the Dem nomination for 2004. With Dubya at the top of the ticket, unless his popularity is much lower 20-24 months from now than it is now, Easley is in big trouble, Senator Edwards is in big trouble (I still think his Presidential exploration is just a way of keeping his face in front of NC voters), and the Dem majority in the State Senate is in big trouble.