Our "Democratic" candidate for the U.S. House admits he hijacked the party ticket to get on the November ballot without subscribing to any Democratic philosophies.
Story link: http://www2.statesville.com/news/2010/aug/15/mchenry-opponent-touts-conservative-views-ar-334633/
This guy is too far-right to even be considered a "blue dog Democrat." What an embarrassment!
Does the N.C. Democratic Party not have some system (background check? platform pledge?) to prevent this sort of thing? If not, will they have one in place for 2012 and beyond after this? And will they try to find a write-in candidate to counter the negative publicity and to have another option for voters who don't want to choose between "right" and "far right"?
First, Alvin Greene in South Carolina. Now, this. The Democratic Congressional and Senate Campaign Committees -- and the Democratic Party at the local, state and national levels -- have failed Democrat-affiliated and Democrat-leaning unaffiliated voters in both states.
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