Free Republic

Released on: 1976-04-30It's a Long Way to the Top (If You Wanna Rock 'N' Roll) | July 2, 2015 | AC/DC |

There’s one less Democrat and one more Republican in Mecklenburg County, and the math might just work out to one more Republican on the Charlotte City Council. Long odds on another political calculation might add up to a new Republican mayor. Last week, Optimist Park community activist Linda Williams officially switched her party affiliation from Democrat to Republican. On Monday, former City Councilmember Mike Castano, who has been a Republican since birth, officially announced he was running for mayor, seeking to unseat four-term incumbent Pat McCrory, also a Republican, who might or might not run for another term. McCrory hasn’t...

Activist options Charlotte community activist Linda Williams is "giving serious thought" to mounting a campaign against incumbent James Mitchell for the District 2 City Council seat. "My biggest issue with Mr. Mitchell is that he says what he thinks you want to hear," she said. "Right now, we have no representation." Williams -- who won notice last summer after asking the city to pay for private police in the Optimist Park neighborhood -- said she doesn't know if she'd run against Mitchell in the primary or the general election. "Right now, I'm a registered Democrat, but I think I have...