So I was wrong about it getting worse for the third parties. They managed a collective 1.34% according to preliminary numbers. So not exactly a good year for third parties, but all of the consistent third parties managed to increase their votes this time around except for the socialist parties.
One thing I started thinking about while driving back to Maggie Valley today, Perdue will be the first female governor of North Carolina. I'm surprised that I hadn't heard anything about this before. Also, Elizabeth Dole was the first female senator from North Carolina and has now lost to another female candidate in what is probably the first major election between two female candidates in North Carolina. This plus the fact that North Carolina narrowly elected Obama really shows that North Carolina is becoming more progressive.
While checking to see if in fact Dole was the first female senator, I've discovered that no senator has been able to hold the Class 3 Senate seat for more than one term since Senator Ervin retired in 1974. He held the office for 20 years. This does not bode well for Richard Burr, whom I have not heard a word about since he won back in 2004.
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If you have not heard about Richard Burr since 2004, you just haven't been paying attention. As Ranking Member of the Veterans Affairs committee, he has been quite visible in NC in the last few years. You might want to do a Google search of his name.
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