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November 02, 2004
North Carolina | A backward glance before voting

The AP's Gary Robertson wrote a retrospective yesterday on North Carolina's election season. From the Durham Herald-Sun, N.C. election season long on history :

RALEIGH, N.C. -- For a general election season shortened by redistricting litigation, politics in North Carolina this year sure were long on history.

Historic because a North Carolina resident was chosen a major party's vice presidential nominee for the first time since Whig Party hopeful William Alexander Graham in 1852.

Historic because GOP lawmakers spent millions fighting each other in the July 20 primary over the creation of a co-speakership in the state House.

And candidates went to great lengths to compare themselves or their opponents to past political figures, including Jesse Helms, Bill Clinton, and even Saddam Hussein.

On the eve of Election Day, here's a quick look back at some of the most memorable moments of the 2004 election season....

Just recaps the state-wide races - but includes Easley's comparison of challenger Ballentine (R) to Saddam Hussein (I).



Posted by James Dasher at November 2, 2004 07:57 AM | TrackBack
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