How the Dems Trumped the Republicans in N.C. State Races

"NC Elections Reveal Two Republican Parties
by JOHN HOOD, Up & Coming Weekly, November 10 - November 16, 2004

Democrats won almost every competitive district and picked off Republicans even in territory normally friendly to the GOP. It was, in short, a debacle. A key cause was the internecine warfare in the House, which resulted in poor candidate recruitment and an unfavorable set of new legislative districts (for which a number of Republicans oddly and foolishly voted, apparently unaware they were being snookered). Another cause was the Republicans' significant disadvantage in fundraising and advertising, itself partially a reflection of the fact that GOP activists and donors obviously cared more about re-electing Bush and electing Burr than they did about state races."
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