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District 33
Former House Speaker Dan Blue is one of the state’s most distinguished African-American leaders whose efforts lately have been concentrated on leading the Barack Obama campaign in North Carolina. Six years ago, Blue made his own bid for a Washington address when he ran unsuccessfully, but with our endorsement, in the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate. A high post in the new Obama administration can certainly be his if he wants it, but we selfishly hope he’ll remain in Raleigh, where he practices law and serves as a role model for up-and-coming politicians.

Regardless of all that, Blue richly merits re-election in his race with Republican challenger Paul F. Terrell III, an Army vet who touts his National Rifle Association and Right to Life memberships as credentials for office along with a stream of conservative talking points straight from the John Locke Foundation. Terrell’s employed at CREE as a maintenance technician. In this heavily African-American district in East Raleigh, against the highly respected Blue, Terrell has no chance.

I want to know why they point out that Blue is African-American and that the 33rd is a heavily African-American district. I resent the fact that they chose to point out my opponents race but not mine. I am running to represent ALL of district 33 and not one specific Presidential candidate. Their writer needs to know that it is Terrell is employed at.. not Terrell’s employed at…. You would think that a extreme left wing rag like the INDY would have better writers and editors.

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