Winston-Salem Journal
Published: Thursday, August 19, 2010
By Scott Sexton, columnist
It may have taken Billy Kennedy a while to decide whether he wanted to run for Congress against the entrenched Republican incumbent, Rep. Virginia Foxx, but once he was in, he was really in.
For proof of Kennedy's commitment, informed, curious and undecided voters -- all four of you -- needn't have looked any farther than the traffic-choked and rain-slickened Five Points intersection Tuesday afternoon. There, despite overbearing heat and hothouse humidity, stood the 52-year-old Democratic candidate and a small cadre of die-hard supporters waving blue-and-white Kennedy for Congress signs at passing commuters.
It was a novel and cheap -- free, actually -- way for Kennedy to try to make noise in a 5th District race that many observers have said is unwinnable for a Democrat ever since the district was drawn after the 2000 census.
"It is an uphill battle, and I'd be foolish to say it's not," Kennedy said. "But I believe there is a level of frustration with Virginia that will translate to votes. People are hurting, and we have to do something to help." ... MORE
