[Darth Sidious]

Heard Hege on the radio this afternoon: "get real!" he said after GREATLY articulating why Dole is not a suitable representative for us in the U.S. Senate. Hege added that this race should be determined by the people of North Carolina, and not outsiders (yeah you too Bush).

All things considered, maybe it was a Godsend after all that our primaries have been delayed. More time to send the carpetbagger packing.

[Darth Sidious]

Heads up.

[bvw]

Hooray, and good luck, all you all tarheels!

[Jomini]

Jim Snyder continues to gain ground on Ms Dole. With the primary now scheduled for September 10, the "Citizen senator" has a little less than two months to work his magic. Expect party "leaders" to constantly bad mouth Snyder to the "faithful" as he continues to make headway.

Snyder's chances are predicated on continuing to make his grassroots charge and uptempoing the energy of his field reps -- combined with what should be a very low turnout in the primary. With the state party bungling the state house and senate lineups and discouraging primary opponents from running -- they are actually playing into Snyder's hands by discouraging interest, and thus voter turnout for a primary likely to be overshadowed by 9/11 anniversary media coverage.

Jim Snyder with probably 60,000 votes in the bag right now and it is not outside realistic expectations to assume the primary could have as few as 150-170 thousand GOP voters. With Dr Fisher drawing several thousand female and moderate voters from the Dole column, the numbers begin to get interesting. Snyder's conservative straight forward approach beginning to resonate with the "real people" in the party.

Ms Dole picking a bad time to take a nap.

J

[FR_addict]

Thanks for the info.

[Madcelt]

PING!!!

[doglot]

Why did Hege wait so long to jump into the fray?

[doglot]

NC Dole/Snyder article.

[Constitution Day]

I saw my first Snyder signs in Rocky Mount yesterday.

[cf_river_rat]

from snyder's calendar:
Tuesday July 16, 2002: Radio interview with Laura Ingraham, Westwood One's Coast to Coast. 8:30 PM
That might be worth a listen...I'm trying to find a station to hear it on in now.

Here's a link to snyder's home page==> http://www.snyderussenate.net/default.htm
He seems much more conservative than Ms. Dole but I'm not too fond of lawyers. Seems like those guys always have a hidden agenda.

I'm casting my primary vote for Army veteran and NC physician Jim Parker. Check out his website here==> http://www.parkerforsenate.org/

[doglot]

Another article in another paper:

http://www.journalnow.com/wsj/news/MGB1FQSQQ3D.html

[Dukie]

I lost all respect for the Doles when the power couple was campigning for Bob's presidential run in 1996. The two of them fingers to the wind telling voters: We can be what you want us to be. In other words, the Doles stand for nothing except popularity.

[Darth Reagan]

And I thought Hege was a nut. . .