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Good morning, readers.

Candidates in Durham are undoubtedly having a tiring month of forums, interviews, and meet and greets ahead of the March 3 primary and general elections. But some of them just got some good news:

Two of Durham’s most influential PACs are out with their endorsements. Of the 14 contested seats that will be on local ballots in March, the People’s Alliance PAC and the PAC associated with the Durham Committee on the Affairs of Black People agreed on candidates in exactly half of them.

The double-endorsed candidates may be feeling some relief—it’s rare for anyone to win without the support of at least one of the two major PACs.

The endorsements also give a little shape, but not too much, to the 12-candidate Durham school board race that the workers of Durham Association of Educators have been hoping to use to put some pressure on their boss, the superintendent.

Check out my breakdown of the recent endorsements below. 

And have a good Tuesday.

—Chase

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