WoW - Inspiring Speech (NC-Sen)

[claypool4prez]

Run time: 05:44 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CHyN9w1_Fuo   Posted on YouTube: May 05, 2010 By YouTube Member: CalForNC Views on YouTube: 95   Posted on DU: May 06, 2010 By DU Member: claypool4prez Views on DU: 843

 
Cal Cunningham's Primary Night Speech

Cal Cunningham speaks to his volunteers, staff and supporters on Tuesday night in Lexington, North Carolina.

Cunningham and NC Sec. of State Elaine Marshall finished as the top two vote getters in the NC Democratic Primary for U.S. Senate and will now compete in a runoff on June 22nd.

Cunningham is backed by President Obama, Sierra Club, the Teamsters, The North Carolina Association of Educators, Vote Vets, and Gen. Wesley Clark

www.calfornc.com

[barbtries]

1. Cunningham is backed by President Obama, Sierra Club, the Teamsters, The North Carolina Association

and barbtries B-)

[claypool4prez]

2. That's whats up!

You count big time barbtries :)

Cal needs to add that to the website.

[AlbertCat]

4. Elaine Marshall's not dreadful or anything...

BUT...

I find Cunningham to be more... what's the word?... Cosmo? Worldly? He just seems to have gotten out more and gets out more than Marshall.

Of course a ham sandwich would be a better Senator than Burr.

[Carnage251]

3. I can't wait for burr to lose

Just like dole in 2008

[barbtries]

5. us dems are going to really need to be engaged

to make that happen. he won his primary with 80% of the vote. eek

[WillYourVoteBCounted]

6. From TalkingAboutPolitics blog

The Runoff
Gary Pearce posted on May 06, 2010 15:36
Cal Cunningham obviously knew what was coming Tuesday. He knew he would trail Elaine Marshall, and he knew he would face immediate pressure not to call a runoff.

So he didn’t wait. He called for the runoff that night. He was interviewed live on WRAL before 7 a.m. Wednesday. And he was buzzing around the Busy Bee in downtown Raleigh at lunch.

Of course, he has every right to a runoff. He might win.

But this year is going to be tough enough for Democrats. It will take a lot of money – a lot of money – to beat Richard Burr.

The Democratic nominee needs to start now. Not June 23.

Cunningham should forget the runoff and start planning a run for Governor in 2016 – or 2012, if Bev Perdue stumbles badly.

http://www.talkingaboutpolitics.com/Home/tabid/36/ctl/ArticleView/mid/364/articleId/2146/The-Runoff.aspx

[marions ghost]

7. don't agree

I think Cal could beat Burr. He has credibility with the huge military population. Burr didn't really support increasing VA benefits. He had to be shamed into it.

I think the NC Dems can get behind Cal this year, despite the runoff.

[mmonk]

8. I have to go with my former campaign boss

but good luck to you and we look forward to a fair fight in the runoff.