Clay Aiken on with Lawrence.

[CatWoman]

I believe in him.

[libdem4life]

1. Lawrence is duly impressed. Good interview and endorsement.

[Laurian]

2. Hmm. I'm impressed.

I think I was pretty dismissive of him when I heard he'd entered the race, but I really liked him! Well spoken with good priorities.

[madokie]

3. What race?

[WorseBeforeBetter]

6. North Carolina District 2 against Renee "I Need My Paycheck" Ellmers.

You might remember her during the government shutdown, or when an unsecured AR-15 was stolen from her garage.

Her campaign has already gone after Clay for being San Francisco (gay! nyuk nyuk).

I hope North Carolinians kick her to the curb.

[madokie]

7. Yup I remember her

thx

We need a lot more good people like Clay

[WorseBeforeBetter]

11. The district is heavily gerrymandered,

but maybe if there are enough Claymates he can pull it off.

I'm hoping some of the suburbanites might be disgusted with our Koch-head governor Pat McCrory. Maybe even some of the rural voters who might not be doing so well economically are too. I know many in the military aren't happy with Ellmers. There's also the "gay" factor. North Carolina voters rejected marriage equality by a 61% to 39% vote, which absolutely disgusts me. I almost want him to win just for some sort of validation, if that makes sense.

She's just such a Sarah Palinesque bitch (yeah, I said it!):

Asked last week whether she considered Aiken a serious candidate, the congresswoman joked about his second-place finish in the talent competition.

"He didn't really fare all that well," Ellmers said in an interview on WMAL Radio in Washington. "He was runner-up."

"Apparently his performing career is not going so well and he's very bored," she said, adding that she thinks Aiken is a talented singer.

http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/02/05/us-usa-aiken-idUSBREA140XU20140205

[Cha]

8. OMGOODNESS!

thank you, WBB.

[WorseBeforeBetter]

12. My pleasure... Ellmers is truly a piece of work.

Up there with Virginia Foxx.

[madokie]

13. Now that is UP there

That girl is definitely a loony toon

[WorseBeforeBetter]

15. Oh, yeah, she's a nasty one.

And at 70, why not retire? Enjoy those grandkids!

[madokie]

19. I wouldn't wish her off on grand kids

we have Sally Kern, a real dandy too

[WorseBeforeBetter]

20. Wow, that was disturbing.

Where to even begin...

[countmyvote4real]

18. Same here.

I probably rolled my eyes a little on the rumors. BUT he's thoughtful and well spoken. And like you said, his priorities are too my liking, too. NC needs more people like him in every level of their government. He seems like a real "Mr. Smith" and I hope he makes it to Washington DC.

[hrmjustin]

4. Impressive!

[trublu992]

5. He's off to a great start I think he can impress alot of people.

[DURHAM D]

9. That was impressive.

I just read his wiki entry. He has been doing a lot of good things for awhile now.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clay_Aiken

[karmaqueen]

10. I have been following his career for years...

He is a great human being.. Creating the inclusion project is one highlight and there is so much more that he has already accomplished. I know he will do more if he can win, I sure hope he has a chance. I have defended him through the years on different sites am I am so glad people will see him for who he really is.

[Triana]

14. Just sent a few bucks to his campaign via Act Blue. n/t

[Zen Democrat]

16. Me too. I was impressed.

[Iliyah]

17. K & R

Dems have the compassions; GOP have the fear and hatred.