News Brief: Group Hopes to Inspire Candidate

From the Watauga Democrat
By Scott Nicholson
Published December 16, 2009

Old-school politics usually involved lots of backroom maneuvering of candidates, with a small party core deciding which candidates to put forth in coming elections.

That grooming process has been tossed out like punch-card ballots and train-whistle stops by Democrats who are lining up behind their favored candidate to take on incumbent Republican Virginia Foxx for the Fifth District U.S. Congressional seat next year.

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News Brief: Group Hopes to Inspire Candidate

From The Mountain Times
By Scott Nicholson
Published December 16, 2009

A public campaign is underway called "Draft Billy Kennedy," with party faithful hoping to gently pressure Kennedy into entering the race. What makes the draft attempt different is that the momentum is gathering in the virtual world, driven by a younger pool of voters.

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News Brief: Here's the Candidate Who Will Beat Virginia Foxx

From dailykos.com
by irmaly
Published December 5, 2009

I live in the North Carolina 5th Congressional district and am a long-time Democratic activist here. Our district is a beautiful place with wonderful people, but we are represented in the House by the wicked witch of the West.

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