The Truth About Easley

After Easley's defeat of the 2004 Republican Gubentorial Candidate Patrick Ballantine, I thought that it would be a good idea to extend my work done with Blogging for Ballantine.

The Truth About Easley seeks to inform the tax payers of North Carolina about what "Tax Hike" Mike is doing to us.

The Truth About Easley

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."
This is one of those posts where I can add nothing...so go read the full article

Pirate's Cove: More on the Raleigh GOP Attack

"Vandals attacked the state Republican Party headquarters late Friday leaving behind busted windows, kerosene-soaked rags, vulgar slogans and a charred effigy."

And tell me the Dems had nothing to do with this...

newsobserver.com | Local & State

Bush Wins in the Usability Race, too

"In summary, Kerry used his newsletter to collect money. Bush used his to increase voter turnout, and he won because he was better at turning out
his base. Understanding the strength of email newsletters thus directly contributed to Bush's victory, so his Internet team can claim some
credit for the outcome."

For the full story see Nielsen's full article.

Blogging for Ballantine: Thanks Patrick