Right-winger Art Pope is taking over NC according to this New Yorker piece. Scary.

[AlinPA]

Too many things to clip in here but it looks daunting for 2012. His money helped take 18/20 legislative seats and they are redistricting for republicans. We have a big job to hold NC.
http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2011/10/10/111010fa_fact_mayer

[libinnyandia]

1. When will it end?

nother part of the Bush/Nader legacy.

[AndyTiedye]

3. We Will Never Full Recover from the Bush** Presidency

[blm]

8. it has certainly felt like it the last few years...my hopes now are pinned on OWS

.

[zazen]

2. he couldn't buy Tuesday's Wake Co elections, however

Pretty much a Dem sweep. The Chair of the now infamous Tea-Party controlled Wake County School Board was ousted in a primarily Republican district.

[mnhtnbb]

4. And the turnout? 22%! Two years ago the Repubs took over

the Wake County School Board with an 11% voter turnout. Yes. 11%.

PEOPLE NEED TO VOTE IN EVERY SINGLE ELECTION!!!!

[AlinPA]

5. Good. Wake County was mentioned in that story.

[AlinPA]

6. Report here on that race.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/michael-carmichael/populist-backlash-crushes_b_1006307.html

[WorseBeforeBetter]

10. I'm still savoring Tuesday's victory.

And gearing up to take out Heather "LMAO!!" Losurdo on November 8.

Wake school board majority to be decided in run-off
http://www.wral.com/news/education/wake_county_schools/story/10248030/

[Lint Head]

7. Wish I was rich enough to buy influence. This is the type of thing OWS is fighting

[Cresent City Kid]

9. I heard about this on Fresh Air

Pope, the Koch brothers, and ALEC have been busy beavers. Do we have anything that approaches their level of organization? This is like fighting the Borg from Star Trek.

[malthaussen]

11. History continues to overwhelm with irony

To think that the outright purchase of seats in the legislature was one of the reasons we separated ourselves from Great Britain...

-- Mal