NC Democrats file candidates in all State Legislative races

[brooklynite]

News & Observer:

RALEIGH: For the first time in anyone’s memory, nearly all 170 state legislative races in North Carolina will feature both a Republican and Democratic candidate.

Candidate filing ended at noon Wednesday, leaving just one uncontested race for state House or state Senate after a heavy recruiting push from both the NC Democratic Party and the NC Republican Party. And state Republican Party executive director Dallas Woodhouse tweeted that he expects “an unaffiliated candidate with some @NCGOP support” in that Eastern North Carolina state House race.

In past election cycles, districts drawn to strongly favor one party often failed to draw more than one candidate. The 2016 general election included 73 districts in which just one of the major parties fielded a candidate. Republicans didn’t have a candidate in 30 House races and four Senate races; Democrats didn’t have a candidate in 28 House races and 11 Senate races.

This year though, Democrats announced early on that they intended to find candidates in all districts. “This is a historic day,” Robert Howard, the state Democratic Party’s spokesman, said on Twitter. “Our party is the strongest it’s ever been and NC is fired up to break the supermajority.”

[Me.]

1. Wonderful

You need to be in it to win it....

[redstatebluegirl]

2. Fabulous! I guess have a maniac in the White House and more in the Congress

got everyone's attention.