Latest dispatches from the campaign trail, September 11, 2012

Posted on September 11, 2012 at 8:06 am, by

• Under fire from two sides, Rep. Larry Kissell sticks to his message in the 8th District U.S. House of Representatives race.

• A Wake County Superior Court Judge on Mondaythrew out a lawsuit by North Carolina Citizens for Progress against Republican gubernatorial candidate Pat McCrory.

• Democratic gubernatorial candidate Lt. Gov. Walter Dalton offers his economic plan. Meanwhile, his Republican opponent Pat McCrory says Dalton can’t be trusted.

• Rep. Marian McLawhorn, campaigning for her eighth term as state House District 9 representative, says her focus is on jobs and education.

• The North Carolina Chamber of Commerce Political Action Committee has endorsed Rep. Jeff Collins, R-25 (Franklin, Nash).

Written by

JonHam

Jon Ham joined the John Locke Foundation on Feb. 21, 2005. Prior to joining JLF he had worked for The Herald-Sun newspapers in Durham, NC, for 19 years, 13 of those as managing editor and four as director of digital publishing. He has worked for newspapers in Georgia, Alabama, North Carolina and Virginia, and also worked for four years as a gubernatorial press secretary. He has a degree in journalism from the University of Georgia and a master's degree in political science from Auburn University. He did three years of doctoral work in political science at Duke University before joining The Durham Sun in 1985.

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