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cali

(114,904 posts) Wed Feb 5, 2014, 11:35 AM Feb 2014

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Clay Aiken makes it official: He will run for Congress

Singer Clay Aiken will officially announce his campaign for Congress on Wednesday, injecting a nationally known personality into what has been a quiet Democratic primary to produce a challenger to U.S. Rep. Renee Ellmers.

Aiken’s decision to enter the race has already reshaped the field. Houston Barnes, a young attorney who lives in Durham, plans to announce Wednesday he is withdrawing from the race and supporting Aiken.

That leaves former state commerce secretary Keith Crisco of Asheboro and licensed professional counselor Toni Morris of Fayetteville as Aiken’s primary opponents.

Read more here: http://www.newsobserver.com/2014/02/05/3591343/clay-aiken-makes-it-official-he.html#storylink=cpy

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Clay Aiken makes it official: He will run for Congress (Original Post) cali Feb 2014 OP

Interesting. Potentially, anyway. Smarmie Doofus Feb 2014 #1

How gerrymandered sabbat hunter Feb 2014 #2

Very, but if the Claymates vote, who knows. WorseBeforeBetter Feb 2014 #4

The Ellmers campaign has already gone "San Francisco" on him. WorseBeforeBetter Feb 2014 #3

Smarmie Doofus

(14,498 posts)

1. Interesting. Potentially, anyway.

Reply to cali (Original post)

Wed Feb 5, 2014, 12:36 PM

Feb 2014

Let's see where he goes with this.

sabbat hunter

(6,827 posts)

2. How gerrymandered

Reply to cali (Original post)

Wed Feb 5, 2014, 01:55 PM

Feb 2014

is the district in which he is running? Does he have a legitimate shot at ousting the GOP incumbent?

WorseBeforeBetter

(11,441 posts)

4. Very, but if the Claymates vote, who knows.

Reply to sabbat hunter (Reply #2)

Wed Feb 5, 2014, 02:03 PM

Feb 2014

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Carolina's_2nd_congressional_district

WorseBeforeBetter

(11,441 posts)

3. The Ellmers campaign has already gone "San Francisco" on him.

Reply to cali (Original post)

Wed Feb 5, 2014, 01:58 PM

Feb 2014

I would love nothing more than to see her kicked to the curb.

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