NC-Fight begins for legislative control

[ccharles000]

http://projects.newsobserver.com/under_the_dome/fight_begins_for_legislative_control

State GOP Chairman Tom Fetzer said today that conditions are ripe for Republicans to win control of the North Carolina legislature next year for the first time since 1898.

Fetzer said the $1 billion in tax increases passed by the legislature combined with a spate of Democratic scandals in Raleigh, a backlash against Democratic health care proposals and historic mid-term election trends bode well for the GOP, reports Rob Christensen.

"We feel very confident that we going to have a Republican majority in the House and the Senate in 2010," Fetzer said at a news conference at state Republican headquarters.

Republicans need to pick up 10 seats in the 120-seat House, and six seats in the 50-seat Senate to win control.

But House Speaker Joe Hackney, an Orange County Democrat, said Democrats were well positioned to expand their majority in the House.

"We are very optimistic we are going to pick up some seats," Hackney said in an interview. "We think we will pick up seven and get to 75."

[Mudoria]

1. I think it's pretty likely scenario at this point..

With the scandals involving ex-Governor Easley and his wife plus a a few other Democratic legislators I wouldn't be surprised to see the Repubs regain control of the state government. If the economy picks up like I hope in 2010 we may be able to keep control.

[Hutzpa]

2. Do you live in NC??

suddenly you're all tinged up because a GOP person says so...c'mon

[Mudoria]

5. All my life bud..

Doesn't take a crystal ball to see what the Repub is saying...

[SIMPLYB1980]

3. It's going to be a big fight.

The Democrats own the big cities and the repubs own the rural areas. It's going to be a big fight, but the Democrats have been winning for the last six years or so. If I were Fox, or Burr I would be worried.

[Bill219]

4. Jeez! I hope not

If the GOP here wins control, they will turn this state into a carbon copy of SC.

There is already too much "god" talk in politics here right now as it is.