David N. Bass

Published October 11, 2006, on CarolinaJournal.com

RALEIGH — One of the most contentious congressional races in the country is taking place in north-central North Carolina between Democratic U.S. Rep. Brad Miller and Republican challenger Vernon Robinson.

Stretching from Greensboro to Raleigh, the state’s 13th congressional district has consistently leaned to the Democratic side of the political spectrum. Forty-seven percent of the district’s residents reside in Wake County, according to The Almanac of American Politics, 2006, while most of the rest live in rural counties that have traditionally favored Democratic candidates, including Granville, Person, and Caswell. Read the rest of this entry »

Published October 10, 2006, on CarolinaJournal.com

RALEIGH — A controversial Web site providing effectiveness ratings on members of the General Assembly is an independent resource that is not sponsored by members of the Buncombe County Republican Party, county GOP Chairman George Keller says.

Keller defended the Web site, sponsored by the N.C. Independent Public Policy Research Group, during an interview Sept. 12 on Asheville’s News Radio 570 WWNC. While admitting that he was the one responsible for uploading the content of the site, Keller denied being involved in the study itself. Read the rest of this entry »