Former Bull-turned Tampa Bay Ray phenom Evan Longoria is the American League’s 2008 Jackie Robinson Rookie of the Year. Major League Baseball announced the winners today; Cubs catcher Geovany Soto won for the National League. Longoria, who joined the Rays at third base in April, was the unanimous choice of the Baseball Writers of America […]
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UNC meets Boston College tonight in ACC women’s soccer semis
The ACC Men’s and Women’s soccer tournaments will be held at Wake Med Soccer Park over the next two weeks. The women’s championships tonight with UNC meeting Boston College in a semifinal match beginning at 5 p.m. Virginia duels Virginia Tech at 7:30 p.m. The winners meet in the finals Sunday at 1 p.m. The […]
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NYT features Durhamites speaking about Obama victory
An audio feature on The New York Times features six Durham residents speaking about what the Obama victory means for them and the country. The piece focuses on voters in swing states, including Ohio, Colorado and Virginia.
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PPP: How Obama won N.C.
Public Policy Polling offers an excellent county-by-county analysis of why Obama won North Carolina. For example, Wake County, which went for Bush by 7,000 votes in 2004, swung to Obama by 64,000 ballots.
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A reason not to celebrate: anti-LGBT legislation passes
Wake up call: While an Obama victory signals a new day in America, it’s the same old hate and backlash against the LGBT community as initiatives passed in several states that discriminate against gays and lesbians in devastating ways. Pam’s House Blend has an excellent analysis of the anti-LGBT initiatives.
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Durham election results
Barack Obama won Durham County by a 75-23 margin over John McCain. Libertarian Bob Barr shaved off just .47 percent of the vote; write-ins accounted for .31 percent. These totals are from the Durham County Board of Elections, with 65 of 66 precincts reporting. The provisionals, approximately 1,700, have not been processed. Democrat Bev Perdue […]
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Libs maintain ballot access
The North Carolina Libertarian party has maintained automatic ballot access, with gubernatorial candidate Michael Munger earning 2.87 percent of the vote. In N.C., the threshold to stay on the ballot is 2 percent. Libertarian candidates for lieutenant governor, insurance commissioner and U.S. Senate also broke the 2 percent barrier. Since the Libs reached the magic […]
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Swanstrom v. Dollar: It comes down to provisionals
Al Swanstrom, the Democratic challenger facing incumbent Republican Nelson Dollar for the House District 36 seat in Wake County, tells Indy reporter Fiona Morgan that the race is too close to call, and that provisional ballots may decide the election. According to the NC Board of Elections, Dollar leads by 683 votes.
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MSNBC projects Obama wins presidency
MSNBC has just called the presidential race for Barack Obama, projecting he will win 284 electoral votes, 14 more than the required 270. North Carolina is still too close to call, with McCain leading 49.7 percent to Obama’s 49.3 percent.
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McCrory to concede race
Fiona Morgan reports from the Democratic party at the Marriott in Raleigh that it has been announced that GOP gubernatorial candidate Pat McCrory plans to concede the race to Dem rival Bev Perdue. According to the State Board of Elections, with 88 of 100 counties reporting, Perdue has 49.7 percent of the vote and McCrory […]
