Clay Aiken Could Be Runner-Up in House Primary
But the “Idol” star has largely banked on his famous name to get him through the May 6 primary — and the state’s political operatives say his celebrity status may not be enough to win the nomination
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But the “Idol” star has largely banked on his famous name to get him through the May 6 primary — and the state’s political operatives say his celebrity status may not be enough to win the nomination
It also notes Democrats must take more than 50 percent on Election Day to avoid a runoff, which this cycle would be held on Jan. 6.
“I’m running for Congress, and I approve this message because every child deserves a chance,” Aiken says in the ad, released two weeks ahead of the state’s May 6 primaries.
Crisco and Aiken are competing in the May 6 primary for the chance to take on Republican Rep. Renee Ellmers in the GOP-leaning district.
Aiken will face former state Commerce Secretary Keith Crisco and mental health counselor Toni Morris in a Democratic primary on May 6.
Adams is one of just two candidates from the Greensboro area, and party insiders in the state believe Adams will win enough support from her wing of the district to give her the advantage in the May 6
Correction, April 1, 6:07 p.m.
“When you look at who is serving as executives in this country, 4 out of the 5 women who are governors are Republicans, 6 out of 10 lieutenant governors who are women are Republicans,” she said,
6. What is Pete Sessions’ margin over his primary challenger? Tea party candidate Katrina Pierson has the backing of FreedomWorks and former Alaska Gov.
This “widow’s mandate ” has proved remarkably resilient: Nearly 1 in 6 of all the women who have ever been in Congress — 38 House members and eight senators — arrived as the successors to their deceased
His imposing 6-foot-3 frame has become stooped in recent years, and he often moves through the Capitol on a motorized scooter with a faux vanity license plate of “The Dean” — the honorary title
President Barack Obama carried the district by a 6-point margin in 2012, as Owens won re-election by a slim 2-point margin.
Update 6:28 p.m. | It’s officially open political vote season on the Senate floor, and Sen.
It shows that both broke with their party colleagues on 9 percent of the mostly party-line votes of 2013 – a year in which the average Democratic senator’s score on that test was 6 percent.
Updated 6:39 p.m. | The race is on to succeed Rep. Henry A. Waxman as the top Democrat on the Energy and Commerce Committee, and it’s probably going to get personal.
Today we see a 6-year old boy who dances to Bruce Springsteen; who reads above grade level; and who is the best big brother in the world.
He grew up in Long Island and was an orphan by the age of 6. He served in the Marine Corps in the Pacific theater during World War II, then graduated in 1946 from Princeton University.
Cantor thinks made a good statement, does make a good statement about the need for kids research [but Republicans] voted for a budget offered by [Paul] Ryan that would have the effect of cutting NIH by $6
Updated 6:35 p.m. | North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory announced a Nov. 4 special election to replace longtime Democratic Rep.
That would mean a primary in February, with a runoff on May 6 — the same day as the previously scheduled midterm election primaries in North Carolina.