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{pic from here} Daniel Johnson is running against obsequious Patty McHenry in North Carolina’s 10th District. Johnson is hitting McHenry’s empty rhetoric on energy prices by showing voters his record. From the campaign’s press release: Patrick McHenry Votes Against Lower Gas Prices Congressman Patrick

NC-10 Shocker: McHenry Caught Lying By Arratik This little tidbit regarding the recent vote on emergency housing legislation comes from the Lenoir News-Topic: The bill, known as the American Housing Rescue and Foreclosure Prevention Act (HR 3221), passed the House on a 272-152 vote, following President Bush’s signal that he would not use his veto power to stop it.

McHenry Watch Blog is Back! By Arratik It looks like after about a month and a half of inactivity, our favorite* website dedicated to the unseating of NC-10’s Rep. Patrick McHenry, Pat Go Bye-Bye, is back! And with two posts (one on him loaning his own campaign $175K, and another covering a radio spot linking him to Big Oil), no less!

With more than $40 million in the bank, the DCCC is not ruining itself by airing radio ads in 13 Republican-held districts to tie the GOP incumbents to big oil. But the list of districts Democrats have chosen to target is instructive of the depth of their offensive: Expected seats: IL-06 (Rep.

Just when you think New York’s GOP could not possibly sink further, prompting me to write a post titled “The last throes of New York’s Republican Party, ” the state’s Republicans manage to attract even more ridicule. Following the tragic death of their last-minute candidate Frank Powers, the Staten Island GOP has been brainstorming for possible replacements in NY-13.

Democratic Congressman Heath Shuler (NC-11) joined with Republicans Virginia Foxx (NC-05) and Patrick McHenry (NC-10) to pass HR 6304, better known as FISA, in a 293 to 129 vote. This bill will provide much needed immunity from prosecution to Telecomms who have cooperated in good faith with the Federal Government in monitoring the communications of terrorists.

NC-11: It’s all about the Lincolns, baby. By Arratik A novel concept, via the AC-T: Republican Congressional candidate Carl Mumpower has launched his “Lincoln Campaign,” an effort to raise money $5 at a time.

Now it’s up to you, Daniel By Drama Queen In the 10th, Republican Lance Sigmon got creamed by sleazy Pat McHenry 67 to 32. BUT did anyone notice he almost beat our little man in the most populous county in the district?

Looks like Army of Mumpower has pulled off an improbable victory against an opponent so lackluster as to be unable to defeat him. Don Yelton came in third for the Republican Buncombe County Commission race, just ahead of expatriate Ron McKee. J. Ray Elingburg came out in front of Bob Hill, which is sad.

Here are the preliminary results: President (DEM) PercentVotes Hillary Clinton (DEM)42.85%540,775Mike Gravel (DEM)0.80%10,036Barack Obama (DEM)54.89%692,822No Preference (DEM)1.47%18,512 1,262,145 President (GOP) Mike Huckabee (REP)12.27%52,802Alan Keyes (REP)2.51%10,793John McCain