The AP reports House Speaker Thom Tillis will enter the U.S. Senate race to challenge Kay Hagan

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[littlewolf]

1. here is the link

http://www.sfgate.com/news/article/APNewsBreak-Tillis-says-he-ll-run-for-US-Senate-4563404.php

Tillis, a four-term legislator from suburban Charlotte who has led the chamber since 2011, told The Associated Press in an interview he will file campaign committee paperwork in Washington early next week.
Tillis, who had been considered a potential candidate for months, said he's seeking the GOP nomination because he's proved he can work with Democrats to get things done in Raleigh. He said he can do the same thing in Washington, even as a first-termer, should he win in November 2014.

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"I see a government that's broken. They're not making any progress and the president is taking us in the wrong direction," Tillis told the AP. Tillis said wresting the seat from Hagan is needed to help create a Republican majority in the chamber and help "turn the country in the right direction."

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Hagan has sounded the clarion for bipartisanship, meeting frequently with Senate Republicans to find consensus. But Tillis said gridlock in Washington continues. Tillis said he proved with the passage of state budgets in 2011 and 2012 - approved over Democratic Gov. Beverly Perdue's veto objections with the help of House Democrats - that he can make significant changes in government.


Read more: http://www.sfgate.com/news/article/NC-House-Speaker-Tillis-running-for-US-Senate-4563404.php#ixzz2UunJtrhc

[Triana]

2. Thank you. Good reason to vote AGAINST this schmuck in 2014 n/t