Out-of-Nowhere Carolina House Race a Product of National GOP Woes – Roll Call

Out-of-Nowhere Carolina House Race a Product of National GOP Woes

By Michael Teitelbaum and CQ Staff

Posted November 3, 2008 at 1:00am

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