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A petty partisan bickering heads up for you.

ROCK HILL — York County Republicans are calling on local Democrats to cancel plans for a barbecue dinner and campaign rally on Sept. 11, saying the timing is inappropriate.

The day should be reserved for remembering terror attack victims and troops who died in Iraq and Afghanistan, GOP Chairman Glenn McCall said Tuesday.

“September 11 is not a day for partisan political rallies,” McCall said. “It’s a time for us to look beyond what divides us and come together to remember those who lost their lives.”

The Herald

You know, I’m just not buying into the “outrage” here.

“If Republicans aren’t capable of campaigning or holding a political rally on 9-11 that allows their candidates to reach out to the voters while at the same time being respectful towards that date’s meaning in our history, that’s their problem,” McCrae said. “We, as Democrats, are more than capable of doing so.”

And I completely agree with McCrae.  I don’t know why we’re even still having a reading of the names ceremony in New York.  It’s been nine years people.  Move on, already!  How long is September 11th supposed to be off limits?  What is the statute of limitations on feigned outrage over 9-11 political activities?  Is Pearl Harbor Day off limits too?  What about D Day?  Would it be wrong to have a political gathering on the day the first shot was fired in the War of 1812?

This is nothing more than a petty pot shot.  Nobody is outraged and nobody cares except the Republican political class trying to squeeze some PR points out of a weightless issue.

According to the North Carolina Capitol Monitor and the first hand information I have received from SEANC, they will not be giving any endorsements this year.

In the letter I received as a candidate, the leader of the statewide SEANC voiced his disgust with the way the union associations of state employees have been treated by the current leadership in the NC General Assembly this year. Naturally with the Democrats in control of the legislature we have to come to a conclusion they are mad at the Democrats. And with State House 33 being represented by retired state employee Rosa Gill, this has to be a blow to her campaign.

According to NC SPIN, the State Employees Association of North Carolina (SEANC/SEIU) will not make endorsements for the 2010 North Carolina general election in November. It’s a real first for the politically active organization.

It is important that I receive every bit of support in both donations and volunteers to win NC State House 33. A win in 33 will send shocking reverberations throughout North Carolina and the nation.

It’s looking more and more likely that we are going to be hosting the Democratic National Convention in 2012.

MSNBC is reporting the Queen City is the frontrunner to host the Democratic National Convention in 2012.

Despite the positive report, city leaders say a lot of work remains to be done to bring the convention to Charlotte.

“It’s always flattering to be considered a strong choice, but this is a competition and we’ve got to keep working to put the best foot forward for our community,” said Mayor Anthony Foxx.

MSNBC

As they fight for control of the General Assembly, the N.C. Republican Party has seen its fundraising nearly double since 2008, while the Democratic Party has raised less than half of what it had two years ago.

Democratic legislative leaders, however, still have bigger war chests than their GOP counterparts, according to new reports filed this week with the state elections board.

Second-quarter reports show that GOP fundraising for state races this election cycle is up 75percent from July 2008, while the Democratic Party’s has fallen 62percent.

Analysts say Republicans could make record legislative gains. The GOP is contesting every Senate seat and hopes to win control of that body for the first time in more than a century.

The Charlotte Observer

They have a real shot at it this year.  The Republicans need only to win six Senate seats to take over the chamber and with several Democratic retirements in key districts, they may very well pull it off.

The higher fund raising success is of little surprise.  The GOP and the Democrats have practically traded positions since 2008.  The momentum this year is behind the Republicans as people have awoken to what an Obama nation is really all about and they aren’t liking it.

I don’t know if the GOP will manage to take the state house or senate, but they’re going to come close and undoubtedly make gains in North Carolina as the national party will all over the country.

Instead of actually taking on racism and prejudice coming from people of all races, the NAACP has decided to start a political war against the Tea Party movement. The NAACP has on many occasions violated its tax exempt status, but we know that there is no way that the Obama administration will ever send the IRS to investigate them. With the Obama administration perverting justice by withdrawing charges against the New Black Panthers in Philadelphia, we can never expect to get justice in Washington.

ABC reports about this declaration of a political war by the NAACP against the Tea party movement.

The NAACP’s resolution condemning what it calls racist elements within the Tea Party is drawing fire from top Tea Party supporters, including Sarah Palin, as the civil rights group’s president insists the party needs to “expel racists from the ranks.”

The NAACP has racists within its ranks and with the support of the New Black Panthers we can rightfully call the NAACP hypocrites. A St. Louis Tea Party groups replies with its own resolution.

The St. Louis Tea Party coalition on Monday evening passed a resolution of its own condemning the NAACP for “hypocritically engaging in the very conduct it purports to oppose.” The resolution calls on the NAACP to withdraw its resolution. It even urges the IRS to reconsider its tax-exempt status of the NAACP because of what the Tea Party coalition dubbed the organization’s “habitual partisan political behavior.”

A former NAACP chapter President and now Tea Party leader has a message for the NAACP.

“Those ideas that Tea Party people are racist and that we’re trying to instigate a racist climate in this country, that’s simply a lie. That’s out and out falsehood,” said Rev. C.L. Bryant, a former president of NAACP’s Garland, Texas, chapter who is now a leading Tea Party activist.
“I have not heard one racial slur that came out of that march,” said Bryant, referring to the Tea Party protest on Capitol Hill where members of Congress alleged racist comments. “Those were simply Americans who were protesting.”

The NAACP and union attacks are simply a method of distraction to support Obama and the many left wing Democrats who are under electoral siege by the voters. As in my N.C. State House (District 33) race against Rosa Gill, a vote for her is a vote for Barack Obama and his policies. A vote for me is a vote to take back our state and nation and return it back to the people. It is time to return America back to a nation of equal opportunity, not redistribution of wealth. Use your vote, your time, and your money to help us turn back Obama.

There’s a storm of red a comin’

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama’s chief spokesman says it’s possible that Democrats could lose their majority in the House this fall.

Press secretary Robert Gibbs says there’s no doubt that enough seats are in play for Republicans to take control. Gibbs says the outcome of the fall vote will depend on whether Democrats wage strong campaigns.

The AP

The S.C. Democratic Party will have a new leader next spring following the Alvin Greene political debacle.

Party chairwoman Carol Fowler told The State she won’t seek a third term in the spring of 2011. Fowler said her decision not to seek re-election is not due to Greene, the party’s surprise U.S. Senate nominee, who is facing a federal obscenity charge.

The State

The South Carolina Democratic Party hasn’t had very good fortunes here over the past decade, but I doubt that has anything to do with Carol Fowler.  South Carolina Democrats face an uphill battle in this very conservative state.  Despite the Republicans’ shortcomings folks here still trust the Democrats even less.  By the way the political winds are blowing, it also looks like the Democrats in this state are going to become even more marginalized over the next few election cycles, making the chairman’s job that much more difficult.  I wouldn’t be surprised if Fowler is reading the tea leaves and getting out as a result.

Voters in North Carolina have become more independent over the past decade.

Those who are registered as unaffiliated represent almost one-fourth of the state’s 6.1 million registered voters. In 2000, only 15 percent of voters didn’t belong to a political party.

The analysis is by Democracy North Carolina, a nonprofit organization based in Durham.

Its study showed the number of voters choosing to register as unaffiliated rose 83 percent over the last decade. Registration rolls for Democrats rose 11 percent, and for Republicans 16 percent.

Democracy North Carolina analyzed data from the state Board of Elections and the State Data Center.

The Fayetteville Observer

Of course, electorally it hasn’t made any difference.  More people may be registering independent, but they are clearly still voting for either the Republicans or the Democrats since no independent or third party candidates have won any state or Federal elections.  The rise in independent registration would suggest people are becoming weary with the two major parties, but their actions at the voting booth show they still think they have to choose the lesser of two evils.  What is the point of registering as an independent voter if you aren’t going to be an independent voter?

WASHINGTON — The Democratic Party is considering four cities to host the 2012 political convention expected to nominate President Barack Obama for a second term.

Three of the cities – Cleveland, St. Louis and Minneapolis – are in likely battleground states while a fourth – Charlotte, N.C. – is in the Republican-friendly South.

The Washington Post

Oh great.  That’s just what we need is one of those circuses coming here, although I’m sure the local businesses wouldn’t mind the economic boost.

The South Carolina Democratic Party is accusing several Republicans of wrongly being on the primary ballots for not following proper financial disclosure laws.   The issue is the filing of the Statement of Economic Interest which Democratic Party Chairwoman Carol Fowler said was not filed on time by several candidates.

As many as six statewide Republican candidates are ineligible to be on the ballot in both Tuesday’s runoff and the November general election, said South Carolina Democratic Party Chair Carol Fowler on Monday. South Carolina law dictates that candidates maintain financial transparency by filing Statements of Economic Interest by March 30, and grants a grace period of five days. At the end of that grace period, candidates who have failed to comply with the law are barred from appearing on the primary ballot, or, in the event that they do appear, are barred from certification to appear on the November ballot.

Among the affected Republicans are Lt. Governor candidate Bill Connor, Attorney General candidate Alan Wilson, and incumbent Comptroller General Richard Eckstrom. Republican State Superintendent of Education candidates Elizabeth Moffly and Mick Zais and Adjutant General candidate Bob Livingston also failed to comply with the law within the time allowed.

South Carolina Democratic Party

Wilson, Zais, and Livington are the only ones this would present an issue for at this point since they are heading into the general election.  Fowler goes on to cite the law she is discussing.

[SC ST SEC 8-13-1356]

(E) An officer authorized to receive declarations of candidacy and petitions for nominations under the provisions of Chapter 11 of Title 7 may not accept a declaration of candidacy or petition for nomination unless the declaration or petition is accompanied by a statement of economic interests. If the candidate’s name inadvertently appears on the ballot, the officer authorized to receive declarations of candidacy or petitions for nomination must not certify the candidate subsequent to the election.

[SC Code of Regulations 52-607]

B. A Statement of Economic Interests shall be filed as follows:

(2) A person who has not filed a Statement of Economic Interests in the same calendar year as his declaration for candidacy or petition for nomination shall complete the entire Statement of Economic Interests Form for the preceding calendar year and file the entire Statement with the official with whom the candidate files his declaration of candidacy or petition for nomination.

D. The Commission will review the Candidate’s Roster and Statements of Economic Interests, Information Pages and certify to the election official that the candidates have properly filed in which case the candidates’ names may appear on the election ballot. Any candidate who fails to file a Statement of Economic Interests shall not have his name appear on the election ballot. It is the responsibility of the official receiving the declaration of candidacy or petition for nomination to insure that each candidate has filed.

As far as I can see, the state law doesn’t set an actual date or time line so I am guessing that the March 30th deadline Fowler is referring to must be set by the state elections commissions or perhaps the general assembly.  I don’t really know and that being the case I don’t know if the penalty truly results in the candidate being removed from the ballot or fined, or some kind of slap on the wrist.  My question is, has this been strictly enforced in the past?  If so, then I think Fowler has a legitimate gripe.  In general, however, if nobody has really paid it much attention in the past I don’t see what difference it makes now.  I guess we’ll wait and see if the Democrats file a legal challenge.

South Carolina Democrats voted Thursday evening to reject retired judge Vic Rawl’s appeal over the state primary he lost to little-known candidate Alvin Greene in an election that has perplexed both experts and officials.

The unemployed Greene’s surprise win, running virtually no campaign at all, prompted national attention and questions from local Democrats about the primary. After the vote, it was revealed that he had earlier been charged with obscenity after allegedly showing obscene photos to a college student– facts that led House Minority Whip Jim Clyburn (D-S.C.) to speculate on a radio show that Greene might be a “Republican plant.”

Despite that, the Democratic State Committee voted overwhelmingly, 38.5 to 7.5, to turn down Rawl’s appeal, according to live streaming video of the session provided by Rawl’s campaign.

After the vote, Rawl indicated he did not plan any further action to appeal the result. Greene will go on to challenge Sen. Jim DeMint (R-S.C.), who national Democrats were not looking to target in any case, in November.

Politico

That’s it?  What about all of this voter fraud and election machine tampering that Mr. Clyburn has said must have been going on?  Surely they aren’t going to stand for that are they?  Obviously there is fraud going on when people don’t back the establishment anointed candidate.

By the way, how do you get a vote of 38.5 to 7.5.  Where did these half votes come from?  Are there a couple of midgets on the committee??

Moments after being named to replace his mother, Democrat Jason Burgess literally took Susan Burgess’ chair on the Charlotte City Council.

The council voted 8-2 to appoint the 39-year-old surgeon a week after his mother made an emotional appearance to resign.

Susan Burgess, Charlotte’s mayor pro tem, has been bedridden with terminal cancer.

“Her vision and ideals will continue,” Jason Burgess told council before the vote. “No one can replace my mother. I strive to be a good husband, a good father, a good son, a good surgeon and a good citizen.”

Charlotte Observer

What Susan Burgess did regarding this really irks me.  I just wrote last week about what an outstanding woman of integrity she has been on the Charlotte City Council and then she shows up to one final meeting to say goodbye to everyone, all of them knowing that she has maybe weeks to live, and then requests of them to appoint her son to replace her as her dying wish.  Now maybe Jason Burgess will do a fine job, but 24 other people applied to fill the vacancy and they weren’t even considered.  That council seat does not belong to the Burgess family.  It belongs to the people of Charlotte.

Jim Clyburn is making a fool out of himself in the media, but what else is new?

Hackers must be behind Senate candidate Alvin Greene’s victory in the South Carolina Democratic primary last week, Rep. James Clyburn claimed in an interview with Fox News on Tuesday.

Trying to account for how a candidate who had no money and no campaign infrastructure was able to pull out a victory over a well-funded local lawmaker in a statewide race, the powerful South Carolina Democrat said the touch-screen voting machines used by the state are notoriously unreliable. Without citing evidence, Clyburn said the voting machines could have been compromised.

“I believe there was some hacking done into that computer,” Clyburn told Fox News, suggesting that somebody at the state could have deliberately bought those machines so that the system would be vulnerable. South Carolina uses a machine called the iVotronic.

“Maybe somebody wanted the machines that were easily hacked into … We had no business with those machines in South Carolina,” he said.

Fox News

The Democrats are revealing their true colors to the public over this election.  The wealthy, politically anointed elitist lost to average Joe American and therefore fraud must be at hand.  Regular average Americans like all of us are way too stupid to serve as elected representatives of this republic and the political elite who know better than us must stop this election at all costs.  Was it not the Democratic Party that screamed how every vote should count after the 2004 Presidential election?  Now the same aristocracy can’t handle the fact they were rejected by the people and so now those votes should be thrown out.  Apparently, only every vote should count as long as we vote for the approved people.

Where is the proof, Congressman Clyburn, that the voting machines were hacked?  Oh, you mean there isn’t any?

The State election Commission rejected that theory on Tuesday. Chris Whitmire, spokesman for the commission, said the department has not detected even a hint of fraud or hacking in Tuesday’s election and dismissed the charge that the system is not dependable.

“We’ve used this voting system since 2004 and it has always performed as it is designed to perform and it’s been accurate and reliable,” he told FoxNews.com. Whitmire said the 12,000 machines used by South Carolina have been used for “thousands of candidates” and that “no candidate has made this claim before.”

A South Carolina lawmaker on Sunday suggested that new Democratic Senate nominee Alvin Greene may be intellectually incapable of participating in the general election race.

State Rep. Todd Rutherford told Fox News that he went to Greene’s house to discuss with him how Greene succeeded last week in becoming the candidate to challenge Republican Sen. Jim DeMint in the November election, but he found it difficult to decipher an answer.

“About two questions into a conversation with him, it would become apparent that he is not probably fit to answer the questions befitting a Senate candidate,” Rutherford said. “If he was put into this, then it is a joke that is funny to all the rest of us, but he doesn’t get it — because I don’t know that his mental status is such that he can get it.”

Fox News

I don’t blame the Democrats for being pissed that Greene won their nomination for U.S. Senate and I don’t disagree that he probably shouldn’t be a U.S. Senator, but they need to tread very carefully.  The guy legally won the election and he is qualified to be a U.S. Senator.  He’s an American citizen and at least 30 years of age and that’s all he needs.  He won the election fair and square.

If the Democrats aren’t careful they risk sending a message to Democratic primary voters that they think they are stupid and incapable of choosing their nominee (which given the circumstances is probably correct, but that wouldn’t make for good voter/party relations to publicly espouse that).  If Greene does get convicted of the pending felony charges against him then maybe it’s fair game at that point to try and get the South Carolina Supreme Court to toss him from the ballot.  On the other hand, felon or not, the voters chose him and it was their obligation to learn about their candidate before they chose him.

If I were a Democratic Party leader in this state, I think I would focus more of my time trying to figure out what it was about Vic Rawl that turned 59% of primary voters off.

That’s the question a lot of us in South Carolina have been asking today.  Well, Alvin Greene is the man who won last night’s Democratic primary for U.S. Senate.  Hence, he is the Democrats’ candidate to take on Senator Jim DeMint.  Alvin Greene is also the man who is unemployed, did absolutely no campaigning, raised no money, didn’t even put up a Web site, and won 59% of the primary vote last night.

I had never heard of Alvin Greene until last night and when I was watching the returns come in and saw him beating Vic Rawl, I was thinking to myself, who the f**k is Alvin Greene??  Apparently so was everybody else.

Unfortunately for the Democrats, Greene’s anonymity may have some consequences.

Court records show that Greene was arrested in November and charged with showing obscene Internet photos to a University of South Carolina student, then talking about going to her room at a university dorm.

Charged with disseminating, procuring or promoting obscenity, Greene could face up to five years in prison if convicted. He has yet to enter a plea or to be indicted.

The Washington Post

So apparently, that is Alvin Greene.  Man, Democrats must have really hated Vic Rawl.

South Carolina politics are the best!

This happened in Washington D.C., but it involves a lobbyist for Bank of America which is headquartered here in Charlotte, so I think it applies to Carolina politics. Over the weekend, an SEIU mob stormed the private property of Mr. Greg Baer, a lobbyist for Bank of America, and commandeered his front lawn and porch for several minutes while they raved and ranted, blaming everybody but themselves for their misery, which is what far left extremists do. During the whole fiasco, Baer’s teenage son was home by himself scared shitless thinking these thugs were going to bust down the front door of their home.

Yes my friends, this is the face of Marxism.

I don’t know who that blonde bubble-headed bimbo is with the megaphone, but I imagine it wouldn’t be hard to find out her name and if I were Mr. Baer I would be prosecuting her and the others to the fullest extent of the law for the intimidation and threatening of my family and trespassing on private property. Thuggish behavior aside, again notice how this woman blames everybody but herself for her problems. I am not defending the poor lending practices that took place at many of the banks, but evidently Bank of America sat her down at gun point and forced her to sign a mortgage that she apparently could not afford. With the far left, it is always somebody else’s fault.

One other thing to note, there was no media present for this, no journalists, no reporters, no local news crews. If a tea party had behaved this way, however (which would never happen), the media would have been all over this. It would have been broadcast nationally. But not when good old Chicago style politics are in play. They are nowhere to be found.

The NCGOP is playing this radio ad across the state in honor of the reconvening of the General Assembly on Wednesday.

Eh… not bad. Kinda clever.

The votes have been counted and we’ve had time to digest the results. Let’s review, shall we?

U.S Senate (Republican)- Richard (20% of my own party told me to take a hike) Burr sent a victory telegram from a fundraiser in Washington, DC, showing everyone just what motivated that 20% to vote the way it did. Even in bad Democrat years, Democrats can pick off vulnerable, flawed incumbents. Tim Johnson beat Larry Pressler in S.D. in 1996. Mark Pryor beat Tim Hutchinson in Arkansas in 2002. Can Elaine or Cal beat Burr this year?

U.S. Senate (Democrat)- Wow. That was a thrill-a-minute primary, wasn’t it? Now politics’ answer to sleeping pills enters round two, with two people no one in their own party even cares about trying to lure sleepwalkers to the voting booth for the run-off. This almost makes me miss John Edwards- at least news stories about him are interesting.

Anyways, looks like Cal What’s-his-name is full steam ahead for a run-off with… That Old Chick, or whatever her name is. He seems pretty into it… to bad no one else is. Will there be behind-the-scenes pressure forcing him out for party unity? Probably. Will it work? Doubt it. As long as the only person he attacks is Burr, he’ll stay in.

U.S. House- There are only two outstanding races right now; Bill Randall and Bernie Reeves in the 13th, and Timmy D. and The Big Guy in the 8th. A third, Jeff Miller and Dan Eichenbaum in the 11th, may or may not be over; a recount may be imminent.

Republicans believe they have a shot at four Democrat seats in November- Shuler’s 11th, Kissell’s 8th, and, if the conditions are right, McIntyre’s 7th and Etheridge’s 2nd. Shuler only got 65% in his own primary, so he may have problems coming at him from both sides in November.

Etheridge is a socialist masquerading as a moderate in a conservative district (N.C. 2). Renee Ellmers, a nurse, will be his opponent. Every year there’s at least one under-the-radar race where a long-term incumbent gets beat down by an unheralded no one, followed by the national media echo chamber braying about how “no one saw it coming”. Bull. They’re easy to see coming- a good challenger runs a competent campaign in a winnable district against a long-term incumbent seen as “out-of-touch” and incompatible with the district’s overall philosophy. My early nomination for this year’s eventual “no one saw it coming” race? N.C. 2. A second nomination? N.C. 4. Don’t laugh- B.J. Lawson is a great candidate for that district and Price is an old buffoon.

I was surprised and disappointed to see Patrick McHenry easily handle his two opponents, including our friend Scott Keadle. McHenry may be a douche, but he knows how to win elections. If he managed to hold on in this anti-incumbent year against two millionaires dropping coin on him, he’s probably there until he gets caught in bed with a barn animal.

N.C. House and Senate- Kathy Harrington (R) will succeed David Hoyle (D) after winning her primary. Yes, there is a general election; no, it doesn’t matter… unless she’s caught in a 3-way with McHenry and his barn animal of choice.

In Wilmington, Thom Goolsby beat Michael Lee for the GOP nod and will face UNCW Chancellor Jim Luetze (D) in the 9th Senate District. Incumbent Democrat Julia Boseman stepped down to run for district court… and lost on Tuesday. Ooops.

In Wake County, Tom Murry won his primary by 200 votes over Todd Batchelor. Murry has a great shot at beating appointed Dem Chris Heagarty in one of N.C.’s most contested house seats. Also in Wake, our own Paul Terrell won and will face appointed Rosa Gill, who in the past few years has done her part to ensure that fewer black kids graduate high school in Wake County (she used to be on the school board).

In Mecklenburg, we can all celebrate as our long, statewide nightmare comes to an end- the Nick Mackey reign has ended. And to prove that when it rains, it pours, the state bar suspended Mackey’s law license a day before he got his ass kicked in the primary. Couldn’t happen to a nicer guy.

Smoking ban advocate an uber-RINO Jeff Barnhart survived a GOP primary in Caburrus County. I strongly regret not publicizing that race more, but I just didn’t have the time.

Along with Nick Mackey, four other house incumbents lost on Tuesday: Bruce Goforth of Buncombe County, Ronnie Sutton of Robeson County and Earl Jones of Guilford County, all Democrats, lost on Tuesday. One Republican lost, but she gets her own post below this one.

The Losers- Yeah, Nick Mackey lost. So did Julia Boseman. But do you know who the biggest losers of the night were?

The RNC and the DNC.

The DNC told Elaine Marshall, a four-time statewide election victor, to get lost. Their choice- some dude who was a state senator from somewhere for like, two years or something. How’d that work out, DNC? Oh, and now look- not only did the lady you screwed over beat your lackey, but now there’s gonna be a run-off and Richard Burr has more time to get ready for his opponent. Way to go!

Not to be outdone, the RNC brain-trust recruited candidates for the 8th District and the 11th district. Candidates who were supposed to be unstoppable. Candidates who would dominate a primary and dispatch the Democrat incumbents in November. Candidates who were vetted by the RNC Einsteins as the best possible Republican to run for those seats.

Yeah…

8th District- Lou Huddleston, 8.24% of the vote; 4th in a six-way race.
11th District- Greg Newman, 11.67%; 3rd in a six-way race.

Y’know, I’m starting a fund, right here on CPO, to benefit whoever was in charge of recruiting those jabronies. I’ll personally put up money for it. The prize? A trip to a blissful, serene tropical island, accompanied by none other than RNC Chair Michael Steele…. with no ticket back home.

A broad range of public opinion polls have shown that the Democrats have lost ground since the 2008 elections, when the Tar Heel Democrats pulled off a rare political hat trick, winning the governorship, a U.S. Senate seat and carrying the state for Barack Obama.

But since then, the Democrats have been bleeding support, particularly among independent swing voters. North Carolina independent voters now favor GOP legislative candidates by a 47-18 margin, and GOP congressional candidates by a 46-19 margin – figures that could produce “disastrous results” for Democrats in the fall, according to Public Policy Polling, a Democratic-leaning polling firm based in Raleigh.

The defensive nature of the Democrats could be seen Saturday morning in the slogan of the Democrats’ Jefferson-Jackson Day breakfast: “Keep Our Majority.”

The News & Observer

Good luck with that.  I can’t remember a time I’ve seen the electorate so incredibly pissed off at the government.  Conventional wisdom says that if the economy improves, which there are signs showing that, the Democrats can minimize the damage come November, but I disagree.  The way the health care deform bill was passed sent a shockwave through the American people and they were already angry before that.  Add that to the coming Tax and Fraud and illegal immigrant amnesty bills and I think the Democrats are going to receive an ass kicking they’ve never experienced.  There is a good chance that they may lose control of the both the state house and senate in North Carolina and even the U.S. House in D.C.